Although you may be familiar with macadamia nuts, most\npeople don\u2019t know much about macadamia oil.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The health benefits<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n The healthy oil offers a range of benefits, from\nmoisturizing skin to conditioning hair. But cooking with macadamia oil can also\nprovide health benefits from such things as:<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2022 Vitamin E: Macadamia oil contains tocotrienols,\nantioxidants from the vitamin E family that have been shown to possibly protect\nagainst cardiovascular diseases, cancer and neurological diseases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2022 Healthy fats: Known to lower \u201cbad\u201d cholesterol, the high\nlevels of monounsaturated fats in the nut oil can help decrease your risk of\nstroke and heart attack.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2022 Antioxidants: With plenty of antioxidants, this oil might\nhelp your body fight free radicals that contribute to cancer, aging and other\ndiseases. In addition, the oleic acid\n(Omega 9) in the oil might help fight cancer, autoimmune disease and\ninflammation. Linoleic acid (Omega 6) is said to reduce water loss and restore the\nskin\u2019s barrier function.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Much like olive oil, macadamia oil can be used in roasting,\nsaut\u00e9ing and grilling. It has a higher smoke point (410 degrees) than olive oil\nand other fats and oils though. (The yellow oil also works well in marinades\nand salad dressings.) Its unrefrigerated shelf life is one to two years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The virgin nut oil has a mild taste and aroma, although you\ncan buy flavored versions, such as lime and chili infusions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Depending where you buy it, macadamia oil is typically less\nthan $1 per fluid ounce. Don\u2019t worry about the oil\u2019s fatty acid profile being\ninfluenced by were the nut is cultivated. Generally environmental factors have\nno effect. The macadamia nut is a native Australian nut, although commercial\nproduction is concentrated in Hawaii. <\/p>\n\n\n\n One caveat: don\u2019t consume macadamia oil (or use it on your\nskin or hair) if you have any nut allergies.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Although you may be familiar with macadamia nuts, most people don\u2019t know much about macadamia oil. The health benefits The healthy oil offers a range of benefits, from moisturizing skin to conditioning hair. But cooking with macadamia oil can also provide health benefits from such things as: \u2022 Vitamin E: Macadamia oil contains tocotrienols, antioxidants […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[453],"tags":[956,724,957,732,828,958],"class_list":["post-13293","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-nutrition","tag-cooking","tag-health","tag-macadamia-oil","tag-nutrition","tag-oil","tag-oils"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.healthymale.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13293","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.healthymale.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.healthymale.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.healthymale.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.healthymale.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13293"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.healthymale.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13293\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.healthymale.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13293"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.healthymale.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13293"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.healthymale.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13293"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}