There are two categories in Argan oil, Cosmetic and Culinary. Where cosmetic deals with external treatments. Culinary more refined and normally from roasted kernels, is for internal use, and has many health benefits.
There are many delicious ways you can take Argan oil. A teaspoon every morning is perfect, over toast or bread is also easy. The nutty taste complements a salad or add to the dressing, It is delicious drizzled on a salad, couscous, or pizza for flavor, similar to the way sesame oil or fine olive oil is used. It also works well with sweets. Such as Amlou, a popular Moroccan spread, a blend of argan oil, honey and almonds used for spreading or dipping bread. The oil has a beautiful amber color and a smell similar to roasted peanuts. health-giving properties are lost if it's over-heated. So cold use is recommended.
Various claims about the beneficial effects on health, due to the consumption of argan oil have been made. Researchers have concluded that daily consumption of argan oil is 'highly likely' to be one factor helping the prevention of various cancers, cardiovascular diseases and obesity.
A nutritional intervention study, in which volunteers were given either argan oil or animal fats (butter) in their diet, were published in 2005 with impressive results. The results showed that regular dietary intake of argan oil led to reduced levels of harmful cholesterol and triglycerides in the blood, compared to a diet with regular intake of animal fats.
Culinary argan oil contains 80% unsaturated fatty acids as olive oil. It does have a clear rule on it because of its richness in essential fatty acids (linoleic acid> 34%). The content of these essential fatty acids give culinary argan oil nutritional, dietary values and justify its use for cardiovascular disease and desiccation and the physiological aging of the skin.
Argan oil can accompany your kitchen in the manufacture of many recipes. It's richness in fatty unsaturated acids and its high level of antioxidants gives this oil the ability to reduce the cholesterol level and the triglycerides. It's highly recommended to people who want to have a balanced and healthy nutrition and who are trying to lower their high blood pressure
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