KTC Premium Quality Edible Mustard Oil Blend, 1 Litre

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Decrease in erucic acid in canola oil is also associated with corresponding increase in nutritionally desirable MUFA. Canola rapeseed-mustard oil contains higher levels (upto 67 per cent) of Omega 9 than conventional rapeseed-mustard. The oil that comes from the pressed seeds of mustard or mustard oil has been a key ingredient in North and Eastern Indian cooking for centuries and is used as the base oil in many fish and vegetable dishes. In Nepal, Bengal and Assam, it is actually the preferred cooking oil. Properties of Mustard Oil For now, let’s understand Mustard Oil and its benefits in detail. Health Benefits of Mustard Oil Are

The ICAR – Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI), New Delhi, has also developed one canola quality variety PDZ 1 of raya (2015). Ingredients brand KTC is set to launch what it claims is the UK’s first lawfully edible mustard oil. However, because most evidence is limited to test-tube studies, more research is needed to determine how mustard essential oil may affect human health. summary

Properties of Mustard Oil

Mustard oil, derived from mustard seeds, is dark yellow and has a pungent odour. Mustard oil is widely used as cooking oil in major Indian households, as it has the benefits of not accumulating in the blood vessels. It contains healthy fats like omega 3 and 6 along with helping reduce cholesterol levels. Mustard oil for hair oiling has been used for centuries. Consumption of mustard oil is recommended to be done in moderate limits, as it contains considerable amounts of erucic acids. Too much mustard oil can cause anaemia or diarrhoea. That said, it is an important flavour for many Indian dishes so this new edible mustard oil is a welcome addition to my kitchen cupboard. It has the right vibrant yellow colour, flavour and pungency and I am really happy to be using something that doesn't say 'For External Use Only' on the label in my food. Massage with mustard oil improves the weight, length and midarm and midleg circumferences as compared to infants without massage.

Krishnendu Ray, The Migrant's Table: Meals and Memories in Bengali-American Households (Temple University Press, 2004), p. 27: "Wide use of mustard brings Bengali food close to the North Indian paradigm"Mustard oil is extremely useful and can be consumed by people who are underweight. It makes you want to eat more by pumping your stomach and facilitates the secretion of gastric juices and bile which is known to create the feeling of hunger. 10. May slow the growth of cancer cells Mustard". A Guide to Medicinal and Aromatic Plants. Center for New Crops and Plant Products, Purdue University. Archived from the original on 15 January 2009 . Retrieved 3 January 2009.