There is a huge amount of vegetable oils. Some of them are useful, others — not really therefore application of each of such products has the features. Today we will talk about corn oil, we will find out what advantage it in itself bears and why its use is especially relevant for women.
Production, types and brands of corn oil
Raw materials for production of a product are not ripe grains of the queen of fields but only their germs which allocate from grains in the industrial way — wet or dry. In the latter case the result turns out better, the goods have higher quality, however at the same time the special technology of an extraction called extraction as the usual method of an extraction is complicated in the press way by the increased starch content in such germs is required. But the wet office of raw materials allows to use technology of a press.
So, there are two main methods which are used by producers of corn oil — pressing and extraction.
When pressing, raw materials at first are in a special way crushed, and then under a press (sometimes it happens in several stages to different pressure) curative juice is extracted from it. For such way raw materials have to undergo previously processing by heat and moisture.
Extraction is more modern and economic way of production of goods, it is based on ability of vegetable fats to be dissolved in certain substances, in particular, in usual gasoline. As a result of similar processing very quality product and also the dry rest which is called meal turns out.
Whether you know? Only the tenth part of a corn kernel is suitable for production of oil.
There are two main types of corn oil — not refined (crude) and refined. If to speak about useful qualities, then all of them are in full presented in not refined option which underwent the minimum cleaning and, respectively, least of all lost in structure. It is even very easy to distinguish this type of oil visually — it a little rather turbid or saturated-orange has a small deposit, and its color. When opening a container you will feel distinct corn aroma.
Important! At all the usefulness, unrefined oil can become the real enemy if you take in head to use it for frying. Besides that your kitchen will be filled with caustic smoke and a smell of burned oil, in the course of thermal treatment the crude product emits toxic substances so for health the similar dishes will bring nothing good.
The refined corn oil passes five steps of filtration thanks to what it is much lighter also completely transparent. Unfortunately, together with various impurity and pesticides the product is left also by the most valuable substances so advantage of it minimum. But on it it is possible to fry remarkably.
Besides the usual refined corn oil keeping nevertheless a light aroma of raw materials there is also deodorized refined product. It is received with use of heating to very high temperatures (250 degrees), therefore as it is easily possible to guess, everything that impacts to oil relish and the smell, completely is removed. It is neutral option on which it is just possible to prepare. The dish will have no additional smack and a smell. The deodorized version of goods can have the mark П or Д. The last means that the product is intended for use in dietary or baby food, it is more expensive that, nevertheless, does not mean at all that in it there are a lot of vitamins and other useful substances.
At last, there is an oil frozen or a cold extraction. It is very good compromise between cleaned and useful. Such product does not foam, does not burn, does not smell, but is very vitamin-rich, in particular, those which decay at temperature processing.
Of course, besides a way of preparation, raw materials, observance of the production technology and conscientiousness of the manufacturer has a great influence on quality of a product. For this reason it is always necessary to get a product of the known trademarks and to avoid bottles with unclear stickers and also oils which spread directly large shopping centers and have logos of the relevant supermarket (as a rule, such products seriously are of a lower quality than signature).
Chemical composition
The chemical composition of corn oil defines raw materials of which it is made.
Whether you know? The first mentions of corn belong to the fifth millennium B.C. though scientists consider that people began to grow up purposefully this cereal much earlier. It is one of the most ancient crops. The first corncobs were very small, in the course of selection work the people managed to increase the sizes of cone at least ten times. The homeland of corn is Mexico, and it got to Europe thanks to Christopher Columbus.
Corn oil is very vitamin-rich, first of all vitamin E (tocopherol). By amount of this useful substance corn oil seriously concedes sunflower, but advances olive (in corn tocopherol of 18.7 mg, in olive — 14.8 mg, in sunflower — up to 41.8 mg). The product also contains B1 vitamins (thiamine), B3, or RR (nicotinic acid) and also pro-vitamin A.
From the useful minerals which are present at a corn pressing it is possible to call phosphorus, in small amounts in it there are also a potassium, copper, nickel and also iron.
But the main thing in oil is, of course, fats. In a pressing from corn fatty acids are present at the assortment: sated (stearin, palmitic), monounsaturated (olein), polyunsaturated (linoleic), however the last, the most useful, form the product basis: in unrefined oil the total amount of nonsaturated fatty acids reaches 85%. Let's notice, to be fair, that contrary to statements which often sound from different sources in fact by amount of polyunsaturated fatty acids corn oil is insignificant, but nevertheless concedes to sunflower. And here it is just less not too useful saturated fatty acids in sunflower oil, than in corn.
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Than corn oil for an organism is useful
The fatty acids and phytosterols which are in large numbers a part of corn oil are very useful to our heart. They reduce cholesterol level in an organism that is great prevention not only of atherosclerosis, but also strokes and heart attacks. Oleic acid helps splitting of fats, interfering with their postponement on our hips and a stomach that also facilitates work of a cardiac muscle. It is known that greasy food is contraindicated to the people having diseases of a cardiovascular system. For this reason cores traditionally try to avoid the use of any oil, both animal, and vegetable, including them equally harmful. Actually fats in such products absolutely different.
Important! Butter richly saturated fatty acids, and vegetable, in particular, corn — nonsaturated. Saturated fatty acids contain in products which at a normal temperature usually are in a firm state. A large amount of monounsaturated fatty acids in a product does it liquid, and at strong cooling such products, as a rule, do not stiffen, and are only condensed.
The fatty acids which are contained in a corn treasure dilute blood, being prophylactic from thromboses. Thus, the product is very useful to vessels. Besides, the same substances have property to heal wounds and ulcers, to stop inflammation and to help fabrics to be restored. Also they stimulate metabolism processes.
Vitamin E which rich ours maselko, sometimes is called longevity vitamin. It interferes with education of free radicals who cause processes of aging in an organism, thus, one may say, that corn oil is a natural elixir of youth. Besides, tocopherol very well influences work of gonads and is especially important during pregnancy. Thiamine improves carbohydrate and fat and water-salt exchange, participates in cellular respiration, well influences nervous system.
Nicotinic acid normalizes digestive processes and too is exclusively useful to nerves.
The corn miracle has ability to change composition of bile, doing it to more saturated. Thanks to the bile-expelling properties such product is exclusively useful to the people having cholelithiasis, violations of outflow of bile and other pathologies of a gall bladder.
Whether you know? In language secretly, the natives inhabiting Antilles and the Bahamas, Haiti, Cuba, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Guadeloupe and other lands of the New World before discovery of America, corn was called the word maize (mahiz). It is interesting that in many European languages this plant kept the ancient name. Similar origin also other words habitual to us have, for example, a canoe, tobacco, sweet potato.
Sometimes say that the substances which are contained in a pressing from corn grains (the speech first of all goes about the polyunsaturated fatty acids and vitamin E mentioned above), are capable to suppress development of atypical cages, that is the product has antineoplastic action. Actually this information did not find reliable scientific justification so to expect to overcome a malignant tumor with the vitamin salad filled with a fragrant maselok nevertheless is not necessary.
Various scopes of application
Thanks to such numerous useful properties, corn oil by right takes the leading positions among vegetable competitors and is widely applied not only in cookery, but also in cosmetology.
In cookery
If to speak about the refined option, then it remarkably is suitable not only for usual frying and suppression, but even for hot fan. It foams much less, than sunflower, does not burn, moreover, preparation of the same portion of products of such oil requires much less (it is necessary to recognize that corn version is more expensive so, as they say, the game is not worth the candle). And still experts advise: when fat is necessary much (for example, for preparation in hot fan), it is better to use corn oil, but not sunflower.
Important! Monounsaturated acids (Omega-9) of which in corn oil it is more, than in sunflower are more resistant to heating, than polyunsaturated Omega-3 and Omega-6. They are oxidized less when heating, and, therefore, develop less than any muck. At usual frying (it takes place at a temperature about 165 °C) this circumstance can be neglected, but on higher (from 180 °C) temperatures the issue becomes fundamental.
For this reason it is better to add a fat part on the basis of corn to dough at pastries instead of sunflower.
Besides, the refined kind of goods is often used for preparation of sauces, soups, garnishes and other dishes when thermal treatment is supposed or presence of a foreign smell is not necessary. The deodorized refined view with letter D on packing best of all is suitable for preparation of dietary products or dishes for children. It is interesting that mayonnaise and margarine are usually cooked commercially just on the basis of corn oil.
For cold appetizers it is necessary to use not refined version, it is more useful and more fragrant, does not taste bitter as olive, but has pleasant tartness.
In cosmetology
Corn oil is exclusively useful for skin, and any type and any age group thanks to what the product found broad application both in the cosmetology industry, and in house recipes of beauty. The main merit in it belongs, certainly, to vitamin E.
It not only gives to skin a fresh look and youth, but also helps to get rid of various problems of dermatichesky character — eels, pigmentary spots, reddenings and inflammations. Aging processes are slowed down also by the pro-vitamin A which is present at a product, and linoleic and olein acids prevent age drying of skin, stimulate the exchange processes which are taking place in its deep layers.
Thanks to such structure, skin from corn lubricant becomes more elastic, is purified, small wrinkles are smoothed, and wounds drag on.
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At last, the corn miracle can be used in the complex therapy directed to fight against cellulitis, we already mentioned ability of some substances entering a product to burn excess fats. Instead of spending huge money for prestigious and often ineffective anti-cellulite creams, just it is better to take itself for the rule to use as much as possible fresh vegetables, filling vitamin salads with the fragrant not refined product from corn.
Recipes of application
Not to be limited to unfounded declarations, we suggest to use several recipes which still to our grandmothers who were not knowing expensive creams and lotions allowed to remain for many years young, beautiful and favourite.
For face skin
To get rid of the outlined wrinkles, prepare a mask, having quickly mixed one chicken yolk, a tablespoon of honey and as much corn oil. Put the received mix on a face gentle massage movements. In 20 minutes wash away a large amount of warm water. Repeat the procedure one-two times a week. Especially well similar mask is suitable for dry type of skin.
For lips
The shelled and bursting lips are advised to oil corn every time before putting lipstick. It is also possible to prepare a special srub which will help to remove easily horny parts of epidermis from lips, as a result skin on them will become soft and gentle. Mix honey, a corn basis and usual ground cinnamon in equal parts, grease with this mix of a lip. Through a quarter of hour carefully massage the processed sites of skin to remove the softened parts of dead skin and only after that wash away.
For hair
The advantage of corn oil for hair first of all is explained by existence in its composition of nicotinic acid which not only strengthens hair, but also promotes their more intensive growth. Everything that is necessary, is intensively to rub several tablespoons of a product in head skin then properly to wrap up the head with a towel for creation of effect of a bath. In an hour it is possible to wash away a mask and to wash the head with usual shampoo. It is necessary to apply the procedure before each washing of the head.
For hands and nails
As very useful and pleasant procedure for our tired-out hands warm baths from corn material will serve. It should be warmed up, added a few several drops of iodine and to lower in liquid previously washed up hands on a quarter of hour. If the similar way of use of expensive, generally, goods seems to you wasteful, it is possible just to use warm oil instead of hand cream.
Having properly rubbed means, put on hands special gloves for cosmetic procedures (if those are not available, it is possible to use usual single polyethylene gloves, but the effect will be much worse). Adopt the quiet provision and do nothing within an hour. Then take off gloves and wash up hands. By the way, something similar can be done also with legs, it will make your Piglet gentle, as at the baby. After the sparing procedure of a pedicure (processings of the steamed-out legs a special stone, a brush or pumice) heels need to be oiled plentifully from corn, to wind with a film or a package, over polyethylene to put on woolen socks and to go to bed. We take off socks and a film in the morning and we wash legs with warm water.
For massage
Corn oil is often used for anti-cellulite massage. For the best effect it is necessary to add to it previously several drops of favourite essential oils, better