The reason why Eskimos and Japanese suffer much less frequently from cardiovascular diseases than Europeans is probably due to their diet. Because of their fish-rich diet, these populations consume significantly more omega-3 fatty acids and thus protect their hearts. However, if you want to do the same as these people, you don’t have to put fish on your menu every day. It is sufficient completely to take up two nearly already forgotten oil kinds to the domestic spice shelf: Hemp oil and gold of pleasure oil provide namely quite besides each quantity of the valuable fat.
Hemp oil and gold of pleasure oil: effect with omega-3 fatty acids.
Both hemp oil and gold of pleasure oil have a high proportion of mono- and poly-saturated fatty acids. Unlike other vegetable oils, they are characterized by a particularly beneficial ratio of omega-3 and omega-6 fats. This results in positive effects on blood lipid levels, blood circulation and the heart. In addition, hemp oil and gold of pleasure oil can protect against thrombosis and sudden cardiac death and help against high blood pressure and chronic inflammation. By the way, hemp oil does not have an intoxicating effect, unlike hashish oil. While hash oil is extracted from the resin of the hemp plant, which contains relatively high amounts of THC, hemp oil is produced from the seeds, which do not contain significant amounts of THC. In addition, hemp oil is also to be distinguished from CBD oil, which contains the active ingredient cannabidiol and is used as a remedy because of its antispasmodic and sedative effect. The oil does not have an intoxicating effect and is legally available in online stores.
What do gold of pleasure oil and hemp oil taste like?
Most common cooking oils are neutral in taste. They are usually used as a frying fat or as the base of a salad dressing. It is quite different with hemp oil and gold of pleasure oil, which are produced cold pressed and thus have their own typical taste
- Gold of pleasure oil is characterized by a pea-like, meadow-scented smell and slightly pungent taste. Unlike linseed oil, however, camelina oil is much milder.
- Hemp oil, on the other hand, tastes herbaceous to nutty.
Gold of pleasure oil and hemp oil: use in the kitchen
Due to their natural flavor, both oils are an interesting addition to salads, raw vegetables, potato dishes, sauces, spreads and pestos. Neither gold of pleasure oil nor hemp oil should be heated above 165 ° C, because at high heat the fatty acids decompose and the taste of the oil changes. The oils are therefore unsuitable for frying and deep-frying. However, they can be used for steaming and stewing.
Storage: what is the shelf life of the oils?
For storage, they should be stored in a cool and dark place. Opened linseed oil spoils quickly and will only keep for six to eight weeks. Hemp oil, on the other hand, can be used for a good nine months after opening.
Cosmetics: skin care with hemp oil and linseed oil
Hemp oil and gold of pleasure oil not only care for the skin from the inside, but are also used in cosmetics. Due to their high content of α-linolenic acid, the two oils care for skin and hair and are therefore popular ingredients of creams, lotions, soaps and cosmetics. Cosmetics with gold of pleasure oil and hemp oil are particularly suitable for the care of sensitive, rough, dry skin. The fatty acids prevent the skin from drying out. The oils are also suitable as massage oil, shampoo or care cure, because they have a natural emollient.
Make gold of pleasure oil and hemp oil
Hemp oil can be made from the seeds of the hemp plant, which has been known as a useful plant in Europe for 5,000 years. The oil can be pressed both cold and hot, with cold-pressed hemp oil usually being higher quality and healthier. Organic quality hemp oil is usually cold pressed. Gold-of-pleasure oil is extracted from the seeds of the gold-of-pleasure plant and is therefore not to be confused with linseed oil, which is made from flax. Cold pressed, both oils have a strong yellow color. Warm-pressed hemp oil, on the other hand, is more greenish.
Recipes with hemp oil
A simple hemp oil recipe is spaghetti with hemp oil tomato sauce:
- To do this, cook a package of spaghetti with a pinch of salt al dente.
- Meanwhile, sauté a diced onion and a clove of pressed garlic in a pan in 2 tablespoons of hemp oil at moderate temperature until translucent.
- Now add a package of strained tomatoes to the pan and heat gently.
- Season with salt, pepper and basil.
- Put the finished spaghetti in a colander and drain the water.
- Then immediately tip the pasta back into the pot, add a dash of hemp oil and mix.
- Now arrange the spaghetti with the tomato sauce on two plates.
Dressing from gold of pleasure oil
From gold of pleasure oil is very easy to make a delicious dressing by recipe, which goes well with colorful summer salads.
- To do this, finely chop a small chili pepper and a clove of garlic.
- Put in a bowl together with ten tablespoons of gold of pleasure oil and five tablespoons of balsamic vinegar and mix with a fork.
- Now add one tablespoon of spicy mustard and one teaspoon of honey.
- Season with salt and pepper, mix.
- Wash the lettuce and vegetables as desired, chop and place in a salad bowl.
- In a non-stick frying pan without oil, toast a handful of pine nuts.
- Add the seeds together with the dressing over the salad, mix and serve.
