Everything is Enjoyable Within Bounds
Of course, though fats are essential to any healthy and balanced diet in combination with regular exercise, every fat intake should be held within bounds. The Austrian Nutrition Society recommends the reduction of total fat intake, while at the same time increasingly substituting vegetable oils for animal fats.
Our bodies need a certain amount of fat intake for many reasons, but also because it is necessary for some metabolic processes. The important functions of fats in the body include: - the protection and cushioning of inner organs
- forming the building blocks of the cell structure
- high calorie energy source
- enables the absorption of fat soluble vitamins (vitamins A, D, E, K)
- provides essential fatty acids that the body cannot synthesize itself
Valuable Pumpkin Seed Oil
The Facts
- Styrian Pumpkin Seed Oil P.G.I. has, with 80%, one of the highest concentrations of mono- and polyunsaturated fats of any oil.
- A high vitamin E content (averaging 29 mg / 100 g), that means one portion of Styrian Pumpkin Seed Oil P.G.I. (10 ml) can cover up to 20 % of our daily dietary needs (the recommended vitamin E intake for an adult is, according to current sources, 12 mg per day).
Unsaturated Fatty Acids
Styrian Pumpkin Seed Oil P.G.I. naturally contains high concentrations of oleic acid and linoleic acid, both of which are unsaturated fatty acids. In addition, linoleic acid is an essential fatty acid, meaning that it cannot be synthesized by our bodies. The subsitution of unsaturated fatty acids for saturated fatty acids contributes to a healthy diet and can help maintain a normal blood cholesterol level. Though, naturally, as a part of a varied and balanced diet in combination with a healthy lifestyle. Linoleic acid can positively affect the blood cholesterol level at a daily intake of 10 g of linoleic acid. There are ca. 4 g of linoleic acid in every portion (10 ml) of Styrian Pumpkin Seed Oil P.G.I.
Vitamin E
This fat soluble vitamin is an antioxidant and, in the human body, plays a role in the protection of cells from oxidative stress. Furthermore, it prevents the oil from spoiling or going rancid too quickly
Nutritional value
Average nutritional value per 100g Styrian Pumpkin Seed Oil:
energy 3700 kJ / 900 kcal
fat 100 g
of which
- saturates 18 g
- monounsaturates 36 g
- polyunsaturates 46 g
carbohydrate: 0 g
of which
- sugars 0 g
protein 0 g
salt 0 g
vitamin E 29 mg*
*242% of nutrient reference value
As a result of its production without the use of chemical additives or mechanized and/or chemical processing (such as filtration or raffination), Styrian Pumpkin Seed Oil P.G.I. is a pure and natural seed oil. It naturally contains many valuable nutrients, though their concentrations are susceptible to natural variations as a result of differing weather and soil conditions while the pumpkins are growing.
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