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Study Finds 82 Percent of Avocado Oil Rancid or Mixed with Other Oils

posted by martyb on Wednesday June 17 2020, @12:16PM   Printer-friendly
from the new-snake-oil? dept.

Phoenix666 writes:

Study finds 82 percent of avocado oil rancid or mixed with other oils:

Consumer demand is rising for all things avocado, including oil made from the fruit. Avocado oil is a great source of vitamins, minerals and the type of fats associated with reducing the risk of heart disease, stroke and diabetes. But according to new research from food science experts at the University of California, Davis, the vast majority of avocado oil sold in the U.S. is of poor quality, mislabeled or adulterated with other oils.

In the country's first extensive study of commercial avocado oil quality and purity, UC Davis researchers report that at least 82 percent of test samples were either stale before expiration date or mixed with other oils. In three cases, bottles labeled as "pure" or "extra virgin" avocado oil contained near 100 percent soybean oil, an oil commonly used in processed foods that's much less expensive to produce.

Journal Reference:
Hilary S. Green, Selina C. Wang. First report on quality and purity evaluations of avocado oil sold in the US [open], Food Control (DOI: 10.1016/j.foodcont.2020.107328)

Why put avocado oil in the bottle when you can use soybean oil instead and pocket the extra profit?

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  • (Score: 1, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday June 17 2020, @10:58PM (2 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday June 17 2020, @10:58PM (#1009324)

    Probably lower quality soybean oil or possibly filtered engine oil. I remember being warned about that by my Chinese colleagues when I was over there. But, either I was incredibly lucky, it isn't true or I run really well on engine oil because even the crappiest food I could find still made me feel better than that crap we call food in the US. There's a bunch wrong with China, but most of the time the food is fine. Especially after they executed those executives for adding melamine to the milk supply.

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  • (Score: 2) by Phoenix666 on Thursday June 18 2020, @03:09AM (1 child)

    by Phoenix666 (552) on Thursday June 18 2020, @03:09AM (#1009405) Journal

    But, either I was incredibly lucky, it isn't true or I run really well on engine oil because even the crappiest food I could find still made me feel better than that crap we call food in the US. There's a bunch wrong with China, but most of the time the food is fine.

    No, you weren't lucky, you were confused and actually in Taiwan.

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    Washington DC delenda est.

    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday June 18 2020, @04:17AM

      by Anonymous Coward on Thursday June 18 2020, @04:17AM (#1009431)

      No, you weren't lucky, you were confused and actually in Disneyworld.

      FTFY