Camellia oil is squeezed from the fruit of tea tree, which is also called camellia seed oil, so camellia oil is also called camellia seed oil.
But camellia oil and camellia seed oil are still two concepts, so we must see them clearly.
Camellia oil is one of the two largest woody plant oils in the world, and it is also unique to China. Only sporadically distributed abroad, camellia oil contains a variety of essential nutrients, which is called "the most healthy edible oil" by FAO.
Tea trees are 3-6 meters high, and some even reach 10 meter. DBH can reach 24-30 cm, and the bark is smooth grayish brown. This is far from the tea tree.
Tea tree is a perennial evergreen woody plant. There are many kinds of tea trees, and the vertical growth of cultivated tea trees is often inhibited by pruning, so the height of trees is mostly between 0.8- 1.2 meters.
Tea tree has a long growth cycle and slow growth, and its age can be as high as thousands of years. It takes about 5-7 years from sowing to fruiting, and it takes more than 15 years to reach the full fruit stage. But also has low yield and less artificial culture. There is an ancient saying that "tea trees have two oils for a thousand years", which shows its precious value.
The life of tea plants from seedling growth to senescence and death can be divided into four stages: seedling stage, juvenile stage, adult stage and senescence stage. Generally, it takes 3-4 years for tea trees to be harvested formally after planting.
The fruit of tea tree is called "camellia fruit" (also called camellia fruit). It takes more than 13 months from flowering to fruit ripening. After being nourished by rain and fog in autumn, winter, spring, summer and autumn, it gathers the aura of heaven and earth and takes it from nature. There is no pollution of pesticides, fertilizers, soil air and water at all, let alone genetic modification. What is even more peculiar and rare is that when picking camellia fruits, there will be a phenomenon that flowers and fruits coexist and flourish in the same camellia tree and the same plant, which is called "hugging children" and can be called a great wonder of nature.
The content of monounsaturated fatty acids in camellia oil exceeds that of olive oil, reaching 80%.
Its unsaturated fatty acid content completely meets the international nutrition standard of "Omega Diet"
Camellia oil is rich in vitamin E, twice as much as olive oil.
Camellia oil contains squalene and flavonoids, which has excellent anti-cancer and anti-inflammatory effects. It does not contain cholesterol, aflatoxin and additives, and is not polluted by any pesticides and fertilizers.
Unsaturated fatty acids in camellia oil reach more than 90%, of which monounsaturated fatty acids reach 85%, which is more than 79% of olive oil, which will be more conducive to the rapid absorption of human body.
Among the unsaturated fatty acids in camellia oil, oleic acid accounts for 83% and linoleic acid accounts for 13%, which is the most edible oil. Oleic acid can delay human aging. Linoleic acid and linolenic acid have the functions of regulating blood lipid, removing thrombus, enhancing immunity, improving eyesight, nourishing and strengthening brain, improving joint inflammation, relieving pain and inhibiting malignant tumor. They are essential substances for human body, but they cannot be synthesized by themselves. They must be supplemented from diet.
Camellia oil contains a variety of specific physiological active substances, among which theasaponin has cardiotonic effect, theasaponin has thrombolytic effect, squalene has good oxygen-enriched ability, can resist hypoxia and fatigue, and tea polyphenols have many functions such as lowering cholesterol and chemically preventing tumors.
Cold-pressed refined Linda camellia oil is resistant to high temperature, with a smoke point above 240℃ and no oil smoke, which is more suitable for the habit of using oil in family kitchens in China.
With the improvement of material living standards, modern people have gradually changed from solving the problem of food and clothing to pursuing a healthy quality of life. However, Shandong camellia oil is more and more loved by the public because of its rich nutritional value, which is more in line with the health pursuit of modern people.