ORGANIC Hazelnut Oil

Our Organic Hazelnut Oil is a high quality edible oil made by cold pressing mildly roasted hazelnuts. It is yellow in colour and has a mild, sweet and nutty flavour reminiscent of nougat. Its sweet taste makes it ideal for use in salads, desserts and ice cream. Hazelnut oil is characterised by its high content of the unsaturated fatty acid "oleic acid", which makes it suitable for frying and steaming.

Origin

Hazelnuts (Córylus) are a genus of woody shrubs and trees in the birch family (Betulaceae). The nuts of some species are used as a high-fat food - hazelnut kernels contain up to 65% vegetable oil.

The hazel bush is a wild tree found throughout Europe, Asia and North America, and is cultivated mainly in Turkey and Italy. In these countries, the hazelnuts are usually picked by squirrels. We therefore source our hazelnuts for oil production from organically grown and certified plantations in Turkey (Black Sea coast). The hazelnuts used for our mildly roasted hazelnut oil come from controlled organic cultivation in accordance with BIO VO 834/2007 and VO 889/2008 or 1235/2008.

Due to its mild, sweet and nutty flavour, mildly roasted hazelnut oil is suitable for dressing raw vegetable and fruit salads, starters, muesli, sweet desserts, wholefood dishes and dressings. Hazelnut oil's range of fatty acids also makes it ideal for warm and hot cooking, such as baking and frying pancakes, crêpes, waffles and biscuits.