Buy poppy seed oil – what to consider?
Since the production of poppy seed oil is quite laborous, it is somewhat more expensive than many other oils. For this reason, manufacturers like to mix or dilute it with other cheaper oils, such as sunflower oil. This way, of course, the effects of the oils are weakened. You should therefore pay attention to the ingredients, especially with this oil. These should only contain pure poppy seed oil and no further additives. Normally, the label or product description contains information about the origin and production.
As already mentioned above, poppy seeds are very sensitive and therefore nutrients and vitamins are lost during hot pressing. Therefore, you should buy a cold-pressed poppy seed oil preferably from organic cultivation.
Since poppy seed oil does not have a very long shelf life, it is not worth buying a large quantity of it.