Carotino Red Palm & Canola Oil, 500ml

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Recent studies have shown that extra virgin olive oil is safe to use for cooking. Researchers carried out a number of experiments monitoring extra virgin olive oil as it cooked at 120C (248F) and (338F) on a pan for different lengths of time. They found that temperature, but not time, had some effect on the polyphenol content in the oil.

In recent years, coconut oil, which is around 90% saturated fat, has become the latest trendy “superfood”. It’s been hailed as a superfood (including that it's less likely to be stored in the body as fat and more likely to be expended as energy) – but one Harvard University epidemiologist calls it “pure poison”. The first and only molecular refined palm based cooking oil rich in Natural Carotenes, Tocotrienols & Tocopherols (Vitamin E) and Co-enzyme Q10 Carotino Oil is perfect for all your Christmas and everyday cooking. It's rich in Pro-Vitamin A, Vitamin E, Omega 3 & 6, Lycopene and Co-enzyme Q10 so cooking with Carotino Oil is an easy way to get those extra nutrients into your diet. It's great for frying, roasting, baking, and making soups, sauces, and much more! Try it for Christmas cake and mince pies! Whenever a food becomes as universal as palm oil, it’s important to consider its effects on health. Science has taken to researching this oil to identify the health benefits it provides as well as its potential risks. Nutrition Information

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Tocotrienols present as part of Vitamin E in CAROTINO® are known to inhibit the growth of cancer cells. C12s are like long chain fatty acids that got categorised into medium chain,” says Wallace. “About 70% of C12s act as long chain fatty acids, which are transported to the liver.” Longer chain fatty acids are more likely to be stored in the liver as fat and could, over time, cause health issues such as nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. Studies suggest that getting enough oil in your diet can help you absorb vitamin A and other fat-soluble vitamins more effectively. If you have cystic fibrosis or another condition that makes absorbing fat difficult, adding palm oil to your diet may significantly improve your levels of vitamin A. This vitamin is also critical to the health of your eyes, so palm oil may help reduce your risk of vision problems. Potential Risks of Red Palm Oil

Stroke: “Clinical investigation of the protective effects of palm vitamin E tocotrienols on brain white matter.”However, some research suggests these health benefits could be partly driven by other components in the diet, rather than olive oil. One review of evidence found that the only benefit of olive oil independent of the Mediterranean diet was its ability to raise levels of beneficial cholesterol HDL. Researchers reviewed 30 studies where participants’ diets were altered to test the effects of olive oil, and found that the Mediterranean diet led to lower glucose levels and higher LDL compared to the Western diet. Intervening that diet with olive oil, where it had a high polyphenol content, further increased HDL. The message isn’t to add lots of oil because we think it’s good for us, because that’s just adding lots of calories,” she says.

Lichtenstein argues that olive oil doesn’t have any unique properties aside from what you’d normally expect from an oil high in monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fats. But what is clear is that the evidence supports using this and other vegetable oils instead of saturated fats, but to limit our intake of oil in general. As with heart health, red palm oil may offer brain benefits. The vitamin E in red palm oil may be able to reduce or halt the progression of dementia and Alzheimer’s disease due to lesions on the brain. This is because vitamin E protects the brain from free radicals, which can damage your neurons. Oils used for cooking tend to get their name from the nut, seeds, fruits, plants or cereals they’re extracted from, either by methods of crushing, pressing, or processing. They’re characterised by their high fat content, including saturated fat, monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fatty acids. Red palm oil is a great source of nutrients and antioxidants, but factors such as its saturated fat content can create complications for some people.Once we shift the balance of saturated fat to unsaturated fatty acids, we should then be able to choose the oil we prefer.” Because red palm oil has so many uses, you should consult with your doctor before taking it or any other supplement. Consider the following before using palm oil in your cooking: Olive oil contains 72 percent monounsaturated fat, 14 percent saturated fat and 9 percent polyunsaturated fat. But Taylor Wallace, an adjunct professor in the Department of Nutrition and Food Studies at George Mason University in Virginia, argues lauric acid is not as healthy as some claims suggest. It is categorised as a C12 fatty acid, meaning it has 12 carbon atoms, and that puts it at the limit of the definition of a medium chain fatty acid.

Cooking oils are a kitchen staple. But there’s a lot of conflicting information regarding how healthy each of them are. With so many on the shelves – from coconut to olive, vegetable to canola, avocado to rapeseed oil – how do we know which ones to use, and if we should be avoiding any altogether? American Journal of Clinical Nutrition: “Palm olein increases plasma cholesterol moderately compared with olive oil in healthy individuals.” In 2011, the European Food Safety Authority concluded that makers of olive oil can say it reduces oxidative stress – an imbalance of free radicals and antioxidants in the body – and protects cells and LDL cholesterol from oxidative damage, which can age cells. The researchers carrying out the experiments found that extra virgin olive oil used for cooking still falls within the guidelines for the health claim. CAROTINO® is endorsed by the Swiss Vitamin Institute for its contents of Carotenes, Vitamin E and Co-enzyme Q10. Red palm oil is less refined than bleached palm oil. The refinement process involved in producing red palm oil removes fewer nutrients, which makes red palm oil a potentially healthier alternative to standard palm oil.Lipids: “Antioxidant effects of tocotrienols in patients with hyperlipidemia and carotid stenosis.”