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Some of the fruits may contain only 5% oil, while there are other varieties that have more than 30% oil.

Organic Avocado Oil

As its name suggests, avocado oil is the oil obtained from the ripe avocado fruit. Usually known to be as healthy and rich as olive oil, avocado oil is used in cooking as well as beauty products. While avocado oil is considered very healthy, it is slightly on the expensive side and not really accessible to everyone.

Pure avocado oil, often also misnamed as essential avocado oil, is extracted from the first press of the fruit. This is known as virgin avocado oil and is considered to be extremely healthy. However, this is also extremely expensive. Fortunately, the oil does not go rancid very quickly and can be stored for long periods of time. Research has shown that avocado oil stored for over 12 years at low temperatures turned only slightly rancid. Therefore if you refrigerate the oil, there is a high likelihood that you may be able to store the oil for a long time.

Today, organic avocado oil is considered to be extremely healthy and is used for cooking as well as hair dressing and facial moisturizing agent. Cold pressed avocado oil finds its uses in many hair care and cosmetic products. Since the oil has a deep moisturizing quality to it, it is considered an excellent ingredient to organic and herbal cosmetic preparations. It is often a primary ingredient in facial creams, moisturizing lotions, soaps and hand lotions. Unrefined avocado oil may also be used for making sunscreens and sun blocks as they can filter out the UV or the tanning rays of the sun.

Almost 30% of the avocado crop in the world is processed for its oil. Almost two thirds of this oil is utilized in soaps and a little less than one third is used for cosmetics. The rest, which is a very small amount, is used for cooking and consumption. The pulp residue of the fruit that remains after the oil gets extracted is usually used as stock feed.

Nutritional Benefits of Avocado Oil

The nutritional benefits of the oil are many. The avocado fruit has a lot of oil in it and the digestibility coefficient of the oil is almost 93.7%. The oil contains palmitic, stearic, oleic and linoleic amino acids. It also has a high lipid content, which may range from 5% to 25%. Additionally, the oil also has a high content of unsaturated fatty acid, which can help reduce total serum cholesterol and phospholipid values in the blood. Studies have shown that within a week of consuming avocado oil regularly, the cholesterol and phospholipid values can begin to decrease. In case these values do not decrease, it has been seen that they do not increase either.

Additionally, since the oil improves digestibility, cooking with it can also help with your weight loss plans.

Spectrum avocado oil is one of the most popular brands of refined avocado oil. This is also one of the popular brands of avocado oil used for cooking. Avocado seed oil, which as its name suggests, is obtained from the seeds of the avocado plant, is also considered as very healthy oil. The avocado seed oil can also be used for reducing triglycerides. This oil also helps increase the soluble collagen in the skin and therefore is a great ingredient for skin creams and moisturizing lotions.

Avocado Oil Benefits For Skin And Hair

Avocado oil is considered excellent for hair and skin. In fact, avocado oil for hair can help rejuvenate and moisturize the scalp. You may also use avocado oil for skin. If you haven’t already purchased a cosmetic preparation that contains avocado oil as a primary ingredient, you may use the oil directly over dry and parched skin. Since the oil can help improve the quality of collagen in your skin, it can be used for deep moisturization. Many beauticians recommend avocado oil for face. A small amount of this oil can be applied on the face every day to retain moisture and youthfulness of the skin.

Avocado oil for hair is used in many ways as it is an excellent treatment for hair that is dry and damaged and serves as a natural conditioner. The vitamins, amino acids and proteins that the oil contains are important for proper hair growth and nourishment.

Avocado Oil Recipes

Avocado oil cooking is very limited because of the high cost of the oils. It can be used for preparing many healthy and simple recipes.

Garlic and Avocado Oil Mushrooms :

Ingredients :

• 2 ounce mushrooms
• 1 ounce avocado Oil
• 1 garlic clove, crushed
• Salt and pepper to taste
• 1 sprig chopped parsley (optional)
• A pinch dried thyme

Recipe :

Heat a tablespoon of avocado oil in a frying pan. Chop the mushrooms into small pieces and sauté them. In a bowl, mix the rest of the oil and the seasonings. Drain the mushrooms on a paper towel and mix into the bowl of seasoning. Top it off with lemon juice and garnish with the chopped parsley. Put the mixture into a baking dish and bake for 15 minutes on 130 F. Serve when lightly browned.

You can create your own recipes by replacing vegetable oils with avocado oil.