Milk Thistle is an herb that has been used for thousands of years and is known as the liver's protector! Milk thistle seed oil extracted from milk thistle seeds is one of the best seed oils in the world. Milk thistle oil is rich in nutrients, but also in the cooking process, is full of aroma.
Milk thistle oil itself is an important treatment for liver disease, not only can promote the liver cell renewal to achieve more breakthrough progress, but also in the protection of the body from harm has made progress. Knowing that the vitamins in milk thistle oil promote free radicals is also up to the accepted standard, in order to reduce the body's exposure to alcohol or spicy foods, consider eating this type of oil to help. As for intestinal diseases, or people with stomach ulcers, eating milk thistle oil over a long period of time works better.
The main ingredients of milk thistle oil is unsaturated fatty acid, which is the essential for the body. If do the reasonable proportion with the other edible oil, it will has more effects of nutritional health care, and delicious in taste.
There is high content of Linoleic Acid in milk thistle oil, which have the effects of cholesterol lowing and preventing hardening of the arteries. Because the unsaturate fatty acid can be easily transferred.
Linoleic Acid: |
29-70% |
Palmitic Acid: |
7-11% |
Myristic Acid, |
0.05-0.32% |
Stearic Acid, |
4. 23% ~ 8. 48% |
Linolenic Acid, |
0. 9% ~ 2. 46%, |
Arachidic Acid |
2. 20% ~ 4. 86% |
oleic Acid: |
3. 72% ~ 48. 55% |
Behenic Acid: |
0. 92% ~ 2. 7% |
Other: |
0-3% |
Appearance |
A clear yellow oil with characteristic taste and odor |
Acid Value |
NMT 5.0 mg KOH/g |
Peroxide Value |
NMT 10.0 meq/kg |
Saponification Value |
174.0-197.0 mg KOH/g |
Unsaponifiable Matter |
NMT 2.0% |
Moisture and Volatiles |
NMT 0.50% |
Lead |
NMT 0.20 ppm |
Arsenic |
NMT 0.20 ppm |
Cadmium |
NMT 0.20 ppm |
Mercury |
NMT 0.20 ppm |