What are the benefits of wheat germ oil? Latest analysis of its effects

Wheat germ oil is a cereal germ oil extracted from wheat germ as the raw material. It concentrates the nutritional essence of wheat and is rich in vitamin E, linoleic acid, linolenic acid, octacosanol and a variety of physiologically active components. It is a valuable functional food with very high nutritional value. In particular, its vitamin E content is the highest among vegetable oils, and it has been recognized as a functional oil with considerable nutritional and health benefits. It helps regulate the endocrine system, aids weight loss, and prevents age spots, dark spots and pigmentation; it has an antioxidant effect, reduces the formation of lipid peroxides, promotes the skin's moisturizing function, makes the skin supple, and delays aging; it promotes metabolism and skin renewal, resists wrinkles, prevents wrinkles, prevents skin aging, and eliminates scars; it regulates blood lipids, softens blood vessels, and helps prevent arteriosclerosis, high blood pressure and stroke.

Nutritional composition

Rich in vitamins E and B, protein, minerals, fresh coconut oil, and various unsaturated fatty acids such as linolenic acid and linoleic acid. It is known as a treasure house of vitamins for the skin and has long been called the “king of vitamin E”.

Wheat germ protein content accounts for more than about 30%, which is 4 times that of flour protein. It contains the 8 essential amino acids for the human body, especially lysine, which is scarce in ordinary grains. Every 100 grams contains 205 milligrams of lysine, which is dozens of times higher than rice and flour. Lysine can effectively promote the growth and development of young children. Wheat germ contains relatively abundant calcium, iron, magnesium, zinc, potassium, phosphorus, copper, magnesium and other elements. Every 100 grams of wheat germ contains about 12 milligrams of iron. These trace elements play an important role in promoting children's growth and development.

1. A natural nutritional treasure house for humans

Wheat germ oil is an oil obtained from wheat germ through pressing or extraction processes. It is brown and has the characteristic odor of wheat germ oil. The germ from every 10 tons of wheat can produce about 5 kg of germ oil. Wheat germ oil is a cereal germ oil mechanically extracted from wheat germ as the raw material. It is obtained through mechanical low-temperature pressing, with no other components or impurities remaining and no additives whatsoever, making it 100% pure and natural. It concentrates the nutritional essence of wheat and is rich in oleic acid, linoleic acid, linolenic acid, octacosanol and a variety of physiologically active components. Its vitamin E content is the highest among vegetable oils, and it has been recognized as a functional oil with nutritional and health benefits and very high nutritional value. It has been praised by nutritionists as a warehouse of natural vitamin E. Vitamin E is present in all four types, α, β, γ and δ, and its physiological activity is 30 times that of synthetic vitamin E, making it easily absorbed by the human body. It prevents the formation of lipid peroxides in the body, protects cell membranes, inhibits free radicals, promotes human metabolism, delays body aging, improves liver function, lowers cholesterol, and enhances immunity. It is one of the few antioxidants truly used for anti-aging in humans. It can prevent and assist in the treatment of certain diseases of middle-aged and older people, such as heart disease, cerebral stroke, myocardial infarction, high blood lipids, arteriosclerosis, emphysema, menopausal disorders, anemia, and muscular dystrophy. The content of essential unsaturated fatty acids in wheat germ oil is as high as more than 80%, and linoleic acid alone accounts for more than 55%. Unsaturated fatty acids can maintain the relative fluidity of cell membranes, ensure the normal physiological functions of cells, esterify cholesterol, lower blood cholesterol and triglycerides, reduce blood viscosity, improve blood microcirculation, increase the activity of brain cells, and enhance thinking ability and memory. In the early 1970s, when U.S. President Nixon visited China, the health product he carried with him was wheat germ oil. Wheat germ oil is also an ideal beauty base oil, praised as a cosmetic you can eat. It can strengthen the skin's connective tissue, improve blood circulation and maintain skin elasticity, and is most suitable for mature and aging skin. It can reduce scars caused by injuries or surgery, and can also reduce the marks left by acne on the face. It also has very good effects on regulating dry skin and dark spots.

2. How to use wheat germ oil

① It can be taken directly orally, 5 ml per day, or used as an auxiliary ingredient to dress cold dishes.

② Wheat germ oil is suitable for all parts of the body. After cleansing the skin, take an appropriate amount and apply it to the skin surface, then gently massage. Its antioxidant function can effectively protect the skin from damage by the natural environment. It is especially effective for moisturizing dry skin and aging skin around the eyes.

Medicinal functions

1. Main functions and indications

① Regulates the endocrine system, protects skin cells, and prevents age spots, dark spots and pigmentation;

② Antioxidant effect, reduces the formation of lipid peroxides, promotes the skin's moisturizing function, and makes the skin supple;

③ Promotes metabolism and skin renewal, resists wrinkles, prevents wrinkles, and prevents skin aging;

④ Regulates blood lipids, softens blood vessels, and helps prevent arteriosclerosis, high blood pressure and stroke.

2. Characteristics

It contains abundant high-potency vitamin E and is a well-known natural antioxidant (preservative). It can stabilize essential oils and make their effects longer lasting. Therefore, adding just a little wheat germ oil can extend the shelf life of essential oils by one to two months. When mixed with other vegetable oils, it can prevent the mixed oil from deteriorating and extend the freshness period of the blended oil.

① Beauty: Its free radical scavenging properties can delay skin aging; it is highly moisturizing and can fade fine lines, stretch marks and scars, increase skin moisture, and is extremely helpful for dry, dehydrated, aging and wrinkled skin. It can reduce the marks left by acne on the face. It is suitable for all skin types and has certain effects on dark spots, dry ringworm and eczema. It also has a sun protection function and can be used for body sun protection.

② Consumption: In terms of consumption, it has effects such as delaying aging, preventing cerebral stroke, myocardial infarction, heart disease and emphysema, enhancing immune system function, and improving fertility.

Vitamin E has antioxidant effects, slows the aging of human organs, delays aging, improves human immunity, enhances cancer prevention and anti-cancer effects and promotes blood circulation. It also has effects such as resisting infertility, preventing premature birth, testicular atrophy, promoting skin metabolism, slowing pigmentation, protecting skin moisture, skincare and beauty, and maintaining youth. The vitamin E in wheat germ oil is highly pure natural vitamin E and contains full-spectrum vitamin E, meaning all four types, α, β, γ and δ, are present. Among them, α-vitamin E content is extremely high, easily absorbed by the human body, and has the strongest activity.

Linoleic acid accounts for more than 50% of wheat germ oil. It can lower lipid concentration and cholesterol levels in the blood, prevent atherosclerosis, help prevent high blood pressure and diabetes, and regulate human metabolism and enhance human vitality. In addition, it can promote the growth and development of tissue cells in infants and has certain auxiliary therapeutic effects on heart disease, arteriosclerosis, obesity and diabetes. Octacosanol has many physiological activities in the human body, with effects such as enhancing physical strength, endurance and explosive power, improving muscle strength, improving muscle function, and improving reflexes and flexibility.

Production processes

1. Pressing method

The oil content of wheat germ is 7-9%. Pressing can extract 4-5% crude wheat germ oil, and the actual yield of refined wheat germ oil is even lower. First, the processing cost is extremely high with no competitive advantage; second, this method of processing involves a waste of resources.

2. Extraction method

① Carbon dioxide solvent supercritical extraction

This extraction method is low-temperature processing and can extract wheat germ oil of relatively good quality with no solvent residue. However, the one-time equipment investment is relatively large, because extraction is carried out under high pressure, the extraction vessel volume is relatively small (the largest being 1000 liters), production capacity is limited, and costs are high.

② Normal-pressure solvent (n-hexane or other liquid solvents) extraction

This extraction method involves high temperatures during processing, so the nutritional components of the extracted wheat germ oil are damaged, and solvent residues are high.

3. N-butane low-temperature leaching

In this method, the entire production process is carried out at low temperature, so the nutritional components of wheat germ oil are not damaged, the yield is high, and the oil quality is relatively good. Its quality is comparable to carbon dioxide supercritical extraction.

It can achieve large-scale production, with low one-time fixed asset investment, low production costs, and is environmentally friendly and energy-saving.

Usage recommendations

Because of its strong flavor, please mix it with other lighter base oils. When blending pure plant essential oils for massage, please dilute it to 10% and combine it with sweet almond oil, then add 2-3 drops of pure plant essential oil to 10 ml of this blended oil.

Scope of application

1. Suitable skin types

All skin types, especially skin with dry ringworm, dry eczema, wrinkles, scars, stretch marks and dark spots. It is most suitable for aging and mature skin.

Note: Please keep out of the reach of children and store in a cool place.

2. Suitable groups of people

① Women for skin care, beauty and skincare, and removing wrinkles.

② Middle-aged and older people for regulating blood lipids, lowering cholesterol, enhancing blood vessel elasticity, and preventing stroke.

3. Adjuvant treatment for high blood sugar, lowering blood pressure, and delaying aging.

How to use

Wheat germ oil is rich in vitamin E and has antioxidant properties, resisting aging and preventing wrinkles. In beauty applications, it can aid weight loss and eliminate dark spots, freckles, wrinkles and scars.

1. Skin care

① 10 ml wheat germ oil + 2-5 drops lavender/geranium/rosemary - suitable for neutral skin.

② 10 ml wheat germ oil + 2-5 drops lavender/geranium/bergamot/lemon - suitable for oily skin.

③ 10 ml wheat germ oil + 2-5 drops lavender/geranium/ylang-ylang - suitable for dry skin.

④ 10 ml wheat germ oil + 2-5 drops lavender/rose/jasmine/orange blossom/chamomile - suitable for sensitive skin.

2. Body massage

① 10 ml wheat germ oil + 2-5 drops eucalyptus/lavender/rosemary/basil/mint - treats rheumatoid arthritis.

② 10 ml wheat germ oil + 2-5 drops lavender/geranium/bergamot/lemon - treats varicose veins.

③ 10 ml wheat germ oil + 2-5 drops rosemary/mint/sage/pine - relaxes muscles.

④ 10 ml wheat germ oil + 2-5 drops lavender/chamomile/rose/jasmine/orange blossom - relieves stress.

⑤ 10 ml wheat germ oil + 2-5 drops lavender/rosemary/lemon/grapefruit/geranium - weight loss.

3. Hair care

5 ml wheat germ oil + 3-4 drops lavender/geranium - suitable for damaged hair.

4. Bath care

Add 5 ml during bathing to moisturize dry, cracked skin.

Effects and benefits

1. A powerful antioxidant that can prevent the oxidation of fatty compounds, vitamin A, selenium (Se), two sulfur-containing amino acids and vitamin C, protecting tissues such as cell membranes, blood vessels, the heart, skin, eyes, liver and breasts from free radical damage.

2. Delays cell aging caused by oxidation, maintains a youthful appearance, delays aging, and helps prevent a variety of chronic diseases, such as breast cancer, rectal cancer, and cardiovascular disease.

3. Prevents the oxidation of vitamin A, C and lipids in the body, resists air pollution, and protects the lungs.

4. Protects the skin from ultraviolet rays and pollution.

5. Vitamin E is a very important vasodilator and anticoagulant, and can accelerate wound healing.

6. Prevents blood coagulation.

7. Relieves fatigue.

8. It is a topical medication for localized trauma (can be absorbed through the skin) and an oral medication, both of which can help prevent scars from forming.

9. Accelerates recovery from burns.

10. Lowers blood pressure through its diuretic effect.

11. Prevents miscarriage

12. Helps relieve leg cramps and stiffness of the hands and feet

13. Reduces the chance of ischemic heart disease

14. Nourishes hair roots and follicles, making hair black and glossy, and less prone to shedding, breaking and splitting