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Seeds and Grains are a Fantastic Source of Essential Oils

Oils come from a variety of sources, including fish, grains, and, seeds. There are a lot of seeds and grains that provide nutritious oils that you probably don’t know about. Here is a list of plants which give oils, and the amounts of oil each one can offer.

Nowadays, all the health literature tells us that we need oil in our diet. It makes our skin soft, keeps our lips from getting chapped in winter, and some oils, such as Omega-3s, can affect our mental health as well.

Oils come from a variety of sources, including fish, grains, and, seeds.

Sunflower seeds, hemp seeds and barley grains can be excellent sources of essential oils, either whole, or with the oils extracted. But there are a lot of seeds and grains that provide nutritious us oils that you probably don't know about.

Rapeseed                 55% oil

Sweet Almond          47% oil

Turnip seed              45% oil

White Mustard         37% oil

Bitter Almond           37% oil

Hempseed               19% oil

Linseed                   17% oil

Indian Corn              7% oil

Oats                      6.5% oil

Clover Hay                5% oil

Wheat Bran              4% oil

Oat-straw                4% oil

Meadow Hay         3.5% oil

Barley                   3.5% oil

Wheat-straw           3% oil

Wheat Flour            3% oil

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