Not only is avocado oil loaded with healthy fats, vitamins, and minerals, it helps your body absorb nutrients like carotenoids too. While its mild flavor lends it well to curries, grills, and bakes, its high smoking point of 255 °C makes it ideal for deep frying, not just for stir-frying or as salad dressing. Store it in a cool, dry, and dark place to prevent its monounsaturated and saturated fats from going bad because of oxidization
Health Benefits Of Avocado Oil
Brings Down Cholesterol With Oleic Acid
Extra-virgin avocado oil from the Hass variety of avocados is emerald green in color because of the high levels of chlorophylls and carotenoids in it. Just like olive oil, avocado oil is a great source of oleic acid, one of the omega-9 fatty acids that are known to reduce cholesterol and improve cardiovascular health.5
Keeps The Heart Healthy With Beta-Sitosterol
Avocado oil has a significant amount of beta-sitosterol, a type of plant sterol that the body can use to break down unhealthy fats into more usable forms.6
Prevents Free Radical Damage With Antioxidants
Cold-pressed avocado oil is rich in pigments like chlorophyll and carotenoids that act as antioxidants and fight free radicals responsible for many conditions like inflammation, cancer, and skin and eye ailments.
Helps With Weight Management
As a slow-digested carb rich with dietary fiber, it keeps you satiated for longer. For that reason alone, this oil could fit well in your weight loss plan, since.7 A study found that people who ate avocados regularly had lower weight, BMI, and waist size.