Pistachio oil

Pistachio oil

Pistachio oil is a pressed oil, extracted from the fruit of Pistacia vera, the pistachio nut.

Culinary uses

Compared to other nut oils, pistachio oil has a particularly strong flavor. Like other nut oils, it tastes similar to the nut from which it is extracted. Pistachio oil is high in Vitamin E, containing 19mg/100g. It contains 12.7% saturated fats, 53.8% monounsaturated fats, 32.7% linoleic acid, and 0.8% omega-3 fatty acid.^[1] Pistachio oil is used as a table oil to add flavor to foods such as steamed vegetables.^[2]

Manufacturing uses

Pistachio oil is also used in skin care products.

References

↑ "Virgin pistachio oil".
↑ The Nutrition Source - Recipes from Harvard University School of Public Health. Retrieved June 2009.

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Oils

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Vegetable oils

Major oils	Corn oil Coconut oil Cottonseed oil Olive oil Peanut oil Palm oil palm kernel oil Rapeseed oil Canola oil Colza oil (toxic oil syndrome) Safflower oil Soybean oil Sunflower oil

Nut oils	Almond oil Argan oil Cashew oil Hazelnut oil Macadamia oil Mongongo nut oil Marula oil Pecan oil Pine nut oil Pistachio oil Walnut oil

Fruit and seed oils	Ambadi seed oil Avocado oil Castor oil Grape seed oil Hemp oil Linseed oil (flaxseed oil) Mustard oil Olive oil Perilla oil Poppyseed oil Pumpkin seed oil Rice bran oil Sesame oil Tea seed oil Watermelon seed oil

See also: List of vegetable oils; Cooking oil; Essential oil

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