Mustard oil is popular in Indian cuisine and is used in frying, sautéing, grilling, and making tadka. It comes from the extracted seeds of mustard plants and is used in many parts of the world, especially India, for preparing various dishes. It has a very strong aroma due to the presence of the compound allyl isothiocyanate and is also known to have a high smoking point. Mustard oil is used for both cooking and medicinal purposes.
It also contains anti-inflammatory compounds, antioxidants, vitamins, minerals, and omega-3 and 6 fatty acids, which also help in treating colds and coughs and preventing cardiovascular disease, etc. Bhushan Oils produces the best cooking mustard oil and has multiple benefits.
Mustard oil contains high amounts of monounsaturated (MUFU) and polyunsaturated (PUFU) fatty acids and omega 3 and 6 fatty acids, which lower the risk of developing ischemic heart disease. These acids also help in reducing the bad cholesterol (LDL) and increasing the good cholesterol (HDL), which helps improve heart health.
Mustard oil helps improve digestion by enhancing the flow of bile, thereby enabling better digestion of nutrients. Mustard oil also helps relieve gas, constipation, bloating, and digestion and improves metabolism. Bhushan Oils has most healthy cooking oil helps in improving digestion.
Mustard oil used as cold cough reliever since decades. It has a heating quality that could help to relieve respiratory tract congestion. With garlic it functions best when applied to the chest and back. It can be mixed with camphor, a compound often found in creams and ointments, and applied directly to the chest. Alternatively, you can try a mustard oil steam treatment, which involves adding a few drops of pure mustard oil to boiling water and inhaling the steam.
Body massage with mustard oil may refresh the body and improve the functioning of the organs. It may achieve this by increasing blood circulation to all parts of the body. Also, massage for newborns is quite a popular in many countries. The common reasons for using mustard oil for massaging include better body strength and improved overall health.
Smoke point is a temperature at with oil or fat starts to break down and produce smoke. This makes it a common choice for high heat cooking methods like, frying, roasting, baking and grilling.
Mustard oil is often used for skin and hair health; it helps in the improvement of fine lines and wrinkles, and mustard oil massage helps in hair growth.
If you want to enjoy the perks of mustard oil, Bhushan Oil has the best kachi ghani mustard oil for cooking. Bhushan oils are traditionally extracted from the first press of mustard seeds and produce the purest mustard oil.
