Seeds and Grains are a Fantastic Source of Essential Oils
Oils come from a variety of sources, including fish, grains, and, seeds. There are a lot of seeds and grains that provide nutritious oils that you probably don’t know about. Here is a list of plants which give oils, and the amounts of oil each one can offer.
Nowadays, all the health literature tells us that we need oil in our diet. It makes our skin soft, keeps our lips from getting chapped in winter, and some oils, such as Omega-3s, can affect our mental health as well.
Oils come from a variety of sources, including fish, grains, and, seeds.
Sunflower seeds, hemp seeds and barley grains can be excellent sources of essential oils, either whole, or with the oils extracted. But there are a lot of seeds and grains that provide nutritious us oils that you probably don’t know about.
Rapeseed 55% oil
Sweet Almond 47% oil
Turnip seed 45% oil
White Mustard 37% oil
Bitter Almond 37% oil
Hempseed 19% oil
Linseed 17% oil
Indian Corn 7% oil
Oats 6.5% oil
Clover Hay 5% oil
Wheat Bran 4% oil
Oat-straw 4% oil
Meadow Hay 3.5% oil
Barley 3.5% oil
Wheat-straw 3% oil
Wheat Flour 3% oil
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