Hazelnut (Corylus avellana L.)


Updated 30 January 2024

Botanical characteristics

  • Botanical family: Betulaceae
  • Country of origin: Metropolitan France, Turkey
  • Distilled part: fruits
  • Latin name: Corylus avellana L.

Comedogenicity index: 0 (= not comedogenic)

Properties

  • Penetrant
  • Sebum regulator
  • Anti-anemic
  • Vermifuge
  • Antiestéril
  • Hypotensive
  • Circulatory, draining

Precautions

HOW TO USE

Cutaneous

Oral

AUTHORISED USERS

 Adults and adolescents

 Children under 6 years

 Pregnant and breastfeeding women

 Infants under 3 years old

STORAGE

Store preferably in a cool place, away from light and heat.

Nutritional benefits

Hazelnut oil is widely used in foods for its hazelnut flavour, but also for its nutritional benefits.

Due to its composition of fat-soluble bioactive fatty acids (tocopherols and phytosterols), vitamins (vitamins A and E), minerals (selenium, calcium), essential amino acids, antioxidant phenolic compounds (caffeic acid), dietary fibre (soluble form) and bioactive phytochemicals, it helps to lower blood pressure, has antihelmintic and antianemic properties.

It is recommended during convalescence or for growing children.

Advice for use:

  • Include hazelnut oil in your diet in addition to olive oil, for example.
  • It can be used cold to flavour a salad.
  • In cooking, it can replace olive oil in pesto.
  • Avoid cooking to preserve all its nutritional benefits.

Other complementary vegetable oils:

  • For anaemia, sweet almond or wheat germ vegetable oils are excellent.
  • For growing children, vary with carrot and wheatgerm oils to provide different vitamins and essential fatty acids.
  • For high blood pressure, borage or evening primrose oil may be of interest.

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