Avocado Oil

Avocado oil is an edible oil extracted from the pulp, not the seed, of avocados, the fruit of Persea americana, used raw or for cooking as well as in lubrication and cosmetics. Edible cold pressed avocado oil is unrefined, preserving the fruit's natural flavor and color, while oil intended for cosmetics is typically solvent extracted from dried avocado flesh at elevated temperature and then refined, bleached and deodorized; the oil has an unusually high smoke point, about 250 degrees Celsius unrefined and 271 degrees Celsius refined, suiting it to high heat cooking, and it is high in monounsaturated fat and vitamin E, which research shows can enhance absorption of carotenoids from foods eaten alongside it. A 2020 University of California, Davis study found that most avocado oil sold in the United States, domestic and imported alike, was either rancid or adulterated, with some bottles labeled pure found to be nearly pure soybean oil.