History

Nigella sativa as one of the most powerful plants in the world

Nigella sativa, also known as black cumin, is an herb with a long history. Recipes or the effects themselves related to this „heavenly herb“ can be found in ancient writings of Chinese and Tibetan medicine. Ayurvedic doctors even consider Nigella sativa to be one of the most powerful plants in the world.

The black gold of the pharaohs

Due to its beneficial effects, the dark oil obtained from the seeds of this plant was particularly valued in ancient Egypt. For Cleopatra, it was an indispensable part of beauty rituals, and Hippocrates himself highlighted its therapeutic properties. Black cumin seed oil thus represented a truly luxurious affair, earning it the name „the black gold of the pharaohs“.

Origin and cultivation

Tiny black seeds are the raw material for oil production

Nigella sativa is an annual herb originating from Southeast Asia, where it still thrives. It grows up to 60 cm tall and blooms with striking yellow, pink, or light blue flowers. The fruits of Nigella are large swollen capsules containing tiny black seeds. These are harvested at their full maturity and represent the raw material for the production of black cumin seed oil.

Composition and properties

It is an edible, single-variety oil of a thicker consistency, which mainly contains unsaturated fatty acids. Thanks to its substances, the oil has a darker colour and a more pronounced aroma, in which its uniqueness lies.

Thanks to cold pressing, we preserve the maximum amount of beneficial substances for the body in the oil

We adjust the oil pressing process so that the temperature of the pressed oil during production remains close to 42 °C. This prevents the loss of heat-labile substances and unnecessary degradation of the resulting oil. It is therefore a RAW, cold-pressed oil.

We produce the oil in our manufacturing plant

We produce black cumin seed oil with care and love in our manufacturing plant in Ostrava. The seeds originate from India.

Instructions for use

A spicy and slightly pungent taste that you can use to flavour salads, for example

Black cumin seed oil is typical for its spicy and slightly pungent taste. It resembles the spice of the same name. You can use it to flavour various types of salads, vegetable, or meat dishes. However, to preserve all the contained substances, we recommend serving this oil only with cold or cooled dishes.

Warning

This is an unfiltered oil; any sediment is not a defect. On the contrary, it confirms the quality and the production process without refining.

Fatty acid content

Palmitic acid 11.2 g/100 g

Stearic acid 2.9 g/100 g

Oleic acid 22.5 g/100 g

Linoleic acid 53.9 g/100 g

Omega 3 0.4 g/100 g

Omega 6 56.5 g/100 g