Joy McCarthy has been on vacation in holiday and discovered Styrian Pumpkin Seed Oil. Here are some comments of her excellent blog post about health benefits, how to enjoy it and to store it.
Each summer, I slurp as much pumpkin seed oil as I can during our visit and always bring some back to Canada, because, well, I'm pretty much obsessed with it.
It tastes good drizzled on anything from
salads to pasta, and it's simply divine to just dip a fresh baguette onto a plate of oil with a sprinkle of sea salt.
Pumpkin seed oil is extremely high in vitamin E, but not just one type: alpha-tocopherol, gamma-tocopherol, delta-tocopherol, alpha-tocomonoenol, and gamma-tocomonoenol. When an oil has a variety of types of vitamin E, it really enhances the bioavailability. Vitamin E is most well known for skin health because it protects the cells from free radical damage and slows down the aging process. It also helps with moisture and elasticity of the skin. This is why you often see Vitamin E added to cosmetic and anti-aging products.
I'm super excited for you guys to get on the pumpkin seed oil train so you can share in my enthusiasm for this wonderfully delicious oil!