page_title: List of vegetable oils
section_title: Nut oils
hierarchical_section_title: List of vegetable oils / Edible oils / Nut oils
caption_attribution_description: English: Lots of hazelnuts Français&#160;: Noisettes. Español: Avellanas
context_page_description: Vegetable oils are triglycerides extracted from plants. Some of these oils have been part of human culture for millennia. Edible vegetable oils are used in food, both in cooking and as supplements. Many oils, edible and otherwise, are burned as fuel, such as in oil lamps and as a substitute for petroleum-based fuels. Some of the many other uses include wood finishing, oil painting, and skin care.
context_section_description: Nut oils are generally used in cooking, for their flavor. Most are quite costly, because of the difficulty of extracting the oil.
  Almond oil, used as an edible oil, but primarily in the manufacture of cosmetics.
  Beech nut oil, from Fagus sylvatica nuts, is a well-regarded edible oil in Europe, used for salads and cooking.
  Brazil nut oil contains 75% unsaturated fatty acids composed mainly of oleic and linolenic acids, as well as the phytosterol, beta-sitosterol, and fat-soluble vitamin E.  Extra virgin oil can be obtained during the first pressing of the nuts, possibly for use as a substitute for olive oil due to its mild, pleasant flavor.
  Cashew oil, somewhat comparable to olive oil. May have value for fighting dental cavities.
  Hazelnut oil, mainly used for its flavor. Also used in skin care, because of its slight astringent nature.
  Macadamia oil, with a mild nutty flavor and a high smoke point.
  Mongongo nut oil (or manketti oil), from the seeds of the Schinziophyton rautanenii, a tree which grows in South Africa. High in vitamin E. Also used in skin care.
  Pecan oil, valued as a food oil, but requiring fresh pecans for good quality oil.
  Pine nut oil, sold as a gourmet cooking oil, and of potential medicinal interest as an appetite suppressant.
  Pistachio oil, a strongly flavored oil with a distinctive green color.
  Walnut oil, used for its flavor, also used by Renaissance painters in oil paints.
  Pumpkin seed oil
caption: Hazelnuts from the Common Hazel, used to make Hazelnut oil
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