Also known as grape oil, grape berry oil or grape seed oil, this product is obtained from the grape seeds contained in the press residue (pomace) by cold or warm pressing or extracting and is used as an edible oil. Cold-pressed grape seed oil has a light green iridescent colour and a slightly nutty flavour, with the grape still recognisable in the taste. In addition to fatty acids, it also contains the beneficial antioxidants vitamin E, resveratrol, proanthocyanidins and lecithin.

Grape seed oil is ideal for flavouring salads and sauces, with cheese or for marinating meat. The residue from cold pressing is processed into grape seed flour. Hot-pressed oil is an edible oil with a neutral taste and colour. It contains small amounts of natural fat by-products. It is also used as a base for cosmetic preparations and in vinotherapies; its effects were already known in the Middle Ages.
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