This product
is from the only source of Cold-Pressed, Organic Brazil Nut Oil in the US.
Certification: Organic
Origin: Peru, Madre de Dios region
Processing Method: Brazil Nuts are carefully dried and cracked. The dry
nuts are then placed in a machine that cold-presses out the oil, separating the
oil from the nuts. The machine is similar to what’s used in olive oil
production. Air and light exposure are minimized throughout the process to
maximize the health properties and stability of the oil.
Nutritional Value: Brazil
Nut Oil contains highly-nutritional essential fatty-acids (its profile is very similar to that of olive oil) and is very rich in
selenium. This
oil is never heated or refined, so the richness of its natural properties
is maximized. Brazil Nut Oil also contains
some healthy medium-chain fatty-acids that make it very stable for cooking.
Why Our Brazil Nuts Are So Special
- Indigenous
individuals from local Amazonian communities gather the wild brazil nuts
- Individuals
are licensed to undertake such sustainable forest products harvesting the
world's most biologically diverse ecosystems.
- Pollination
of this tree is so specialized that Brazil nuts have never been
effectively grown in plantations.
- Density
of a renewable natural resource other than timber is sufficient to justify the
existence of large forested areas against unsustainable uses such as cattle
ranching.
- Eating
Brazil nuts (and our Brazil nut oil) actually does a small part to help save
the rainforest. Brazil nuts--which are opened up by
harvesters within the primary forest, represent more than half the yearly
income for thousands of families in the region. Without this product, the
part of the rain-forest it resides in will be chopped down for uses such as
cattle ranching.
Why should I buy/use Brazil Nut Oil?
It’s a delicious, easy-to-use source
of essential fatty acids and selenium. Not to mention that it’s also a
very sustainable product that helps a wonderful group of people keep their
rainforest land intact.
It seems expensive. Why?
There’s a limited amount of Brazil
nuts available for production of this oil and only so much oil results from the
process. This requires that the growers/processors adjust their prices
accordingly.
It’s expensive because it‘s a “nut”
oil and must be processed under very strict conditions in order to keep it from
getting damaged.
