 Sacha inchi was known by native Peruvians thousands of years ago. it grows wildly in the Peruvian jungle, and is known as the inca peanut.
Modern scientific researches have found that Sacha inchi oil is one of the best oilseeds by its composition and high nutritional profile:
- Over 60% of the kernel is full of high quality proteins (99% digestible)
- Its oil is high in fatty acids: omega 3 (over 48%), omega 6 (36%) and omega 9 (8%)
- Sacha inchi oil is very rich in essential and non-essential amino acids, in sufficient quantities to improve the general human health.
- Sacha inchi oil has a high digestibility (over 96%)
- It contains antioxidants vitamin A and vitamin E alpha-tocopherol
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Sacha Inchi oil: its value for the health
 This new oil for our western society, is an excellent vegetable oil for domestic, industrial, medicinal and cosmetic uses. It is very rich in unsaturated fatty acids (93%) and has the lowest content of saturated fatty acids (6.19%), surpassing the characteristics of the oils used in the worldwide human consumption.
The international demand of sacha inchi oil is constantly increasing, specially in the United States and Europe because of its many benefits that this new oil is proving for the human health.
Benefits and uses of Sacha Inchi oil:
Internal use:
The two fatty acids Alpha Linolenic Linoleic Omega-3 and Omega-6 (84%), of its composition are very important for controlling and reducing the cholesterol levels. They also helps to form the nerve tissue (myelination) , eye tissues and the structure of cell membranes. These fatty acids are also involved in other important functions in a direct way: the regulation of blood pressure, immune functions.
This facts made Sacha inchi oil and important product in the well keeping of the health as a preventive way to have a healthier life.
External Use:
Its components (unsaturated fatty acids and vitamins) are also widely used in the cosmetics industry. Sacha inch oil restructure and protects the skin, hair and nails, limiting dehydration, strengthening and rebuilding its natural barriers.
Its external use is indicated for sensitive skin, dry, including inflammation and irritation, and for dry or damaged hair. Vitamin E is an active component for regeneration and unsaturated fatty acids nourish, treat and prevent the problems of skin and hair.
Sacha Inchi seed
Sacha Inchi oil is obtained from the seeds of the sacha inchi plant. The seeds are collected, selected and cold-pressed to get a virgin and natural oil. This oil is only obtained by the cold-pressing method and not by refining as many other type of vegetable oils.
Sacha inchi features:
- Color: clear, ranging from intense yellow to golden amber
- Smell: slightly to beans and characteristic of the variety
- Taste: slightly to beans and characteristic of the variety
- Acidity Index: 0.22
- Peroxide value: 3.13
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Sacha Inchi Plant
The Sacha inchi plant is a small one with small hermaphrodite flowers producing small pods (green at first and brown when ripe) which usually has 6 lobes.
Each lobe contains a seed of 15 to 20 mm. width with an average weight of 1 gr. Sacha inchi seeds are rich in nutrients and essential fatty acids, much more than other oilseed plants known.
This plant is cultivated mainly in the district of Pichanaqui ( Junin - Peru) at the heart of the inca culture, because this land offers the best environmental conditions (the ground is soft and has a high content of minerals and some nutrients).
This land is located at a high altitude - 500 meters above sea level - in the conjunction of the Andes and the Amazonian jungle. The place is protected from excessive rain, flooding and hard winds. Sacha inchi was a wild plant but today it is grown in the Amazonian jungle.
The Amazonian jungle is one of the most valuable of the world, it contains thousands of animal and vegetal species and it represents today more than one fifth of the world's fresh water reserves. Finally the growing of Sacha inchi plant contribute to the economy and health of the local people. |
