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The article discusses the benefits of pine nut oil, specifically pinolenic acid. Pinolenic acid is found in high concentrations in Siberian pine nut oil, and has anti-inflammatory properties that may help protect the stomach and gastric lining.
Pine nut oil is pressed from the kernels of several species of pine. Oil from some varieties of pine are more commonly used for cooking, while oils pressed from Siberian and Korean pine kernels have been used as nutritional supplements. Siberian pine nut oil is rich in antioxidants and pinolenic acid, an unsaturated fatty acid found exclusively in pine nut oil. In some assessments, the highest percentage of pinolenic acid is found in Siberian pine nuts and the oil produced from them as compared to other pine species. Pinolenic acid has anti-inflammatory properties that may help protect, repair, and strengthen the stomach and gastric lining.
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