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Identification & Functionality
- Ingredient Name
- Ingredient Origin
- Food Ingredients Functions
- Ingredients
- Sacha Inchi Oil
- Technologies
Features & Benefits
- Labeling Claims
- Food Ingredients Features
Applications & Uses
- Markets
- Food & Nutrition Applications
Properties
- Physical Form
- Typical Properties
Value | Units | Test Method / Conditions | |
ESSENTIAL FATTY ACIDES: Highest content | 84.86 | % | — |
LINOLEIC Omega 6 | 36.8 | % | — |
LINOLENIC Omega 3 Highest content | 48.6 | % | — |
OLEIC Mono-unsaturated Omega 9 | 8.28 | % | — |
PALMITIC SATURATED | 3.85 | % | — |
PROTEINS Highest content | 33 | % | — |
STEARIC SATURATED | 2.54 | % | — |
TOTAL OIL Highest content | 54 | % | — |
TOTAL SATURATES Least saturated | 6 | % | — |
TOTAL UNSATURATED: Most unsaturated | 93.6 | % | — |
Regulatory & Compliance
- Certifications & Compliance
Safety & Health
- IMPORTANCE TO DIET AND HEALTH
Inca Inchi oil possesses excellent dietary properties, it contains up to 84% essential fatty acids (alpha linolenic omega-3 and linoleic omega-6), which are indispensable for human health and control and reduce cholesterol, the principal cause of mortality in the world; they are also essential to the formation of nerve tissue (myelination) and eye tissue, they contribute to the formation of cellular membranes.
Some hormones are produced from essential fatty acids and are very important in the regulation of blood pressure, kidney function and the immune system as well as aggregation of platelets and are therefore vital for blood coagulation; they are also important to the inflammatory process and allergic response.
A lack of essential fatty acids produces visual disturbance, arteriosclerosis, cardiovascular incidents, infarctions, etc.
Inca Inchi oil is an excellent domestic, industrial, cosmetic and medicinal oil, it is rich in unsaturated fats (93%) and has the lowest saturated fat content (6.39%); it is also rich in antioxidants and has a high digestibility index, higher than that of other oils used throughout the world for human consumption.
Packaging & Availability
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