Organic Brazil Nut Oil - 8.5 oz

Not just for chefs and foodies, organic Brazil Nut Oil makes a tasty and healthy way to cook, dress salads, and dip breads; and it also doubles as a moisturizer that leaves your skin and hair feeling silky smooth.

These super-food legumes are sustainably extracted from the Brazil Nut Tree, which at up to 150 feet tall is one of the tallest trees in the Amazon basin! Organic Brazil Nut Oil is rich in selenium and linoleic acid, offering a healthy dose of omega-6 and omega-9 fatty acids to ones diet, along with a nice range of vitamins and antioxidants.

• Large bottle: 8.45 fl oz (250 ml) available in Original, Basil and Chili flavors. 
• USDA Organic and Fair Trade
• Cold-Pressed to retain more nutrients and to prevent degradation

Harvested in Peru and fair trade imported.

Brazil Nut oil contains more than 75% unsaturated fatty acids as well as B-sistosterol which has been shown to help maintain a healthy cholesterol level. Candela Peru Brazil Nut Oil is cold-pressed and not refined which guarantees protection of the natural properties and attributes. A strict quality control process is used along with incredible care in processing and handling of the oil to ensure the best quality possible.

The oil is certified organic by the Inernational Organic Certification Control Union which guarantees that the oil does not have contact with any chemical products incluidng pesticides or fertilizers during extraction and processing.

You can cook with Brazil Nut oil and it will add a delicious nutty taste to your culinary creations without overpowering the flavor of the other ingredients. You may also use the oil on salads, main dishes and to make mayonnaise or desserts. It can replace butter or margarine in your recipes, giving you similar results with a greater health value. Enjoy!

Madre de Dios, a mountainous area of pristine forests, is one of the poorest regions of Peru. The most lucrative industry here is the collection and processing of the Amazon (Brazil) nut into oils, candy and candles for export. Unfortunately, few producers are informed or rewarded for extracting the oil in a sustainable manner meaning the region's rates of rainforest destruction are almost as high as its poverty. 

Candela Peru is an alternative biotrade organization which began acting as a fair trade business in the brazil nut industry in 1989 in order to improve circumstances for this region of Peru.

Candela Peru, an acronym for "Comercio Alternativo de Productos No Tradicionales y Desarrollo para Latino América" (in English: Alternative Trade of Non Traditional Products and Development for Latin America), works with 266 Peruvian farmers in this part of the Amazon rainforest to harvest the Brazil nut in a socially and environmentally-responsible manner.

Besides creating steady work for rural families, the company helps small producers streamline their production chains for increased capacity and helps them to implement social and environmental projects in their area. In this way, Candela Peru helps improve farmers way of living and promotes forest conservation in a biologically diverse region.

Candela Peru developed an Organic Certification program in 2001 to include Peruvian Brazil nuts in the growing organic market, and works with local producers to obtain their organic certification. The company also hosts classes in forest management to educate farmers on how sustainable forestry practices can offer financial reward.