What Is Flaxseed Oil?

Flaxseed oil is pressed from flax seeds and used almost entirely raw, stirred into a finished dish or drizzled over one rather than heated in a pan. That single fact shapes how it is bought, stored and used.

What actually defines it

Pressed from flax seeds, almost always cold pressed since heat degrades the oil's delicate fat content.
Used raw, stirred into dal or a finished curry once the flame is off, or drizzled over salads and vegetables.
Not intended for cooking with heat. Its low smoke point and sensitive fat profile break down quickly under a flame.
Has a distinct, slightly grassy, nutty flavour, noticeably different from a neutral cooking oil.
Needs more careful storage than most cooking oils, ideally refrigerated after opening to slow it going off.

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Flaxseed oil

Khutmili Farm I · Khutmili

Linseed/Flax Seed Oil

$2.85 · 1 KG

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Flaxseed oil questions

Can flaxseed oil be used for frying?: No, its low smoke point and sensitive fat content mean it is not suited to cooking with heat.
How is flaxseed oil best used?: Stirred into a dish after cooking, or drizzled over salads and vegetables, always added raw rather than heated.
Does flaxseed oil taste like a neutral cooking oil?: No, it has a distinct, slightly grassy, nutty flavour that comes through noticeably in whatever it is added to.
Why does flaxseed oil need refrigeration?: Its fat content is more prone to going rancid than a typical cooking oil, so cold storage slows that process.

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