The crude mustard oil is dark brown in colour with a pungent odor. Refined mustard oil is used mainly for cooking as it is slightly more viscous and has a lower saponification value and a higher refractive index compared to other vegetable oils. Mustard Oil is obtained using cold press method which means the oil is extracted from the seeds by pressing the seeds at normal temperatures till they spill out oil.
Contains omega-3 (up to 12%) and omega-6 (up to 19%), eicosanoic acid (up to 14%), erucic acid (up to 50%), oleic acid (up to 30%).
Contains vitamin complex: group B vitamins, vitamins E, K, D, A, P.
Helps to stay away from coronary heart diseases
It can be used as an antibacterial oil
Helps to detoxify human body
Helps to reduce hair fall through improved blood circulation if it is massaged on scalp
Stimulates digestion, circulation and excretory system
It can be used as an irritant for stimulating sensation in senseless organs and muscles. Irritants are also useful for driving up muscles.
Helps preventing fungal growth, thus it can be used as anti-fungal
Helps in winter for making body warm and
The oil is produced by crushing the seeds or by grinding them, then mixing them with water and distilling them.
The white mustard generates a yellowish coloured, pungent oil, whereas the black mustard produces a lighter coloured and stronger tasting oil. Direct pressing the seeds yields a simple mustard oil preparation. This produces a mustard oil with a strong flavour.
Crushing the seeds and then separating the oil is another way to make mustard oil. Mustard oil and meal are produced by both extraction methods.
When mustard seeds are processed in a mustard oil plant, a by-product is created in the form of seed pressed cakes, which contain very little oil. These cakes from the distillation process are used to make oil cakes, which are then fed to animals. The oil cake is left over after the production process provides 37% oil.
