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What is Coconut Oil? Coconut oil is an oil made from coconut palms, which is extracted and purified from the endosperm inside the seeds. This oil contains a lot of saturated fatty acids, which is rare among vegetable oils. The main producing areas include the Philippines, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Thailand, and India. Apart from being used as cooking oil, coconut oil can also be...

Flaxseed oil is oil extracted from flax seeds. It has a high concentration of the essential fatty acids linoleic and α-linolenic acid. It contains 50 to 60% omega-3 fatty acids in the form of alpha-linolenic acid (ALA). It is native to Central Asia. Flax is an annual plant of the genus Linum. It blooms from spring to summer with tiny blue-purple to white flowers....

What is Olive Oil? Olive oil is extracted oil from the fruit of the olive tree, which belongs to the Olive genus and family of evergreen trees in the Oleaceae family. There are reportedly around 500 different types of olive trees that are planted worldwide. It is believed that olives originated in southern Turkey, which is situated near the Mediterranean Sea and still has...