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

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: 2) by driverless on Thursday June 18 2020, @03:07AM

    by driverless (4770) on Thursday June 18 2020, @03:07AM (#1009403)

    The gummint does bugger-all (Australian technical term for "very little") testing, but then consumer organisations like CHOICE [choice.com.au] pick up the slack, they regularly run tests of products showing how much, or little, they comply with the regs. One recurring one has been sunscreen, for which most stuff rated SPF50 and above isn't, so they've been re-running tests for awhile on those. Eventually if they show up bad enough problems there'll often be a law change to enforce quality requirements.

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