Why you should switch from olive oil to avocado oil. You have probably been cooking with olive oil for quite some time now. You trust it. Its been a part of your monthly grocery shopping list, a part of your cooking, a part of your health conscious lifestyle for quite sometime now. But here’s why you should look at making this crucial, life altering switch. Fat composition – Avocado oil contains over 70% monounsaturated, 16% saturated and 14% polyunsaturated fat. As a rule of thumb, saturated and monounsaturated fats are good for your health, but you should stay away from polyunsat ..read more

We all know by now that avocado oil is super healthy and a must in our pantries! Avocado oil is thick and luscious and obtained from the fatty flesh of avocadoes. But the extraordinary powers of avocado oil lie in its beauty benefits. It is immensely useful in the skin, medicinal and hair care world for its amazing moisturizing, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, healing and nourishing properties. Avocado oil is brimming with vitamins, antioxidant and phytochemicals. The main compound of avocado oil is oleic acid, which makes up 50% of the oil. Other compounds in avocado oil include ..read more

The foremost question in our mind is this – why should we choose avocado oil over all other oils in the pantry? Unlike most cooking oils derived from fruits and vegetables, avocado oil comes from the pulp of the fruit rather than the seeds. That means it’s able to distil and contains all the essential vitamins, minerals and other nutrients of the avocado in a concentrated way. It’s the closest you can get to eating an avocado. But even more powerful than the many nutrients in the oil itself is it’s ideal fat profile that helps you absorb maximum nutrition from the other foods you e ..read more

Over the last few years avocado has become a staple in our kitchens. There’s hardly anyone who hasn’t given in to the health benefits and the beauty of the buttery green avocado. Otherwise called as “makhnaphal” in India, today avocados are widely grown in India which means next time you go shopping for avocados, please buy local over the perfectly symmetric imported avocados. Every year there’s a new IT oil in the industry. Food industry stalwarts, chefs work with different oils and after a lot of research one oil takes the cake. This year– avocado oil – is being ..read more