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When I was offered the chance to try a bottle of Alligga Flaxseed Cooking Oil, I knew I had to accept. I have used Omega Flaxseed oil occasionally but you can’t cook with it. I have used it in things like salad dressings.
Why Use Flaxseed Oil?
Flaxseed oil is very healthy to include in your diet. It is high in Omega 3 and 6 fatty acids and also has some Omega 9 fatty acids. It is also high in fibre. It is a great alternative to fish oil for vegans and vegetarians. Because of that, I would love to be able to use it more in my cooking and food preparations. So, I tested Alligga Flaxseed Oil out.
How I Tested/Used Alligga Flaxseed Oil:
1. I tried a drop of it on it’s own.
2. I used it to sauté an onion and Gardein Beefless Ground to make vegan shepherds pie.
3. I used it to prepare a recipe, provided from Alligga for a pasta dish. They called it “Simple Pasta”
The Outcome of Tests With Alligga Flaxseed Oil:
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1. When I tried it on it’s own, I found the taste quite bitter. For that reason, I would never use it something like a salad dressing. It would totally over power the other flavors.
2. It was fine in the shepherds pie, we couldn’t taste it in final product.
3. The name of the recipe, “Simple Pasta” was spot on. It only took about 20 minutes tomake, including boiling the pasta. The recipe called for a tablespoon of salt which sounded like way too much to me. I first used a teaspoon and after tasting it, added another teaspoon. You could really taste the bitterness of the oil but the extra teaspoon of salt really helped to mask it. A whole tablespoon would be too much for my tastes and for Bill’s as well. We don’t use a lot of salt.
You can get the Flaxseed Linguine Recipe Here.
Would I Buy Alligga Flaxseed Oil?
I might for recipes that I wouldn’t be able to taste it in. The pasta recipe would be a great one to make using extra virgin olive oil, in fact I plan to do so. However, I wouldn’t use Alligga for it. I would still use the Omega brand for salad dressings. I don’t find it bitter at all. They both say they process it the same way, cold pressed except Alligga also filters it. I can’t believe filtering it is what causes the bitterness, unless if is filtered through something that makes it bitter. Perhaps they will find a better method that makes it more palatable.
Due to the bitterness, I have to rate Alligga Flaxseed Oil a 3/5.
If the Alligga Flaxseed Gels are 100% vegan, I would love to try those. Then I could get the benefit without the bitter taste.
Watch This Short Video to Find Out more About Alligga Flaxseed Oil and It’s Health Benefits:
Have you tried Alligga Flaxseed Oil? I would love to know your thoughts on it.
I received a free bottle of Alligga Flaxseed Oil for my honest review.
Do you think, that the bitterness was caused by the oil being too old?
The reason, that I wonder if this is the case, is because I used tahina paste and it was really delicious. I bought another jar of the same brand and it was very bitter. I have never bought tahina paste since and I wonder, if the reason that it was bitter, was because the second jar of tahina paste was too old.
I can’t be sure if that was the case or not. The only thing I can say is they sent me the bottle themselves so I would think they would give a fresh bottle to a person who was going to review their product.
I use flaxseeds in my daily green smoothies and added to other things, but it’s been quite some time since I used the oil. I don’t think I ever used it for cooking, but I drizzled a bit on my salad for some extra Omega 3s. I don’t remember it being bitter. I’m going to read more about cooking with flax oil because it’s definitely interesting (Just don’t want any bitter taste like you had).