Cooking Oil

‘A golden color, slow melting curve and high smoke point…’New plant-based oil on the block from pongamia trees to hit market by mid-2023 as Terviva teams up with Ciranda

25-Oct-2022 By Elaine Watson

Terviva – a California-based firm commercializing ingredients from low-input, high-yielding pongamia trees – has teamed up with food ingredient supplier Ciranda to launch the first commercial supplies of ‘Ponova’ oil by mid-2023.

'This is an olive oil for everyone': Graza debuts premium, affordable olive oil in squeeze bottle format

12-Jan-2022 By Mary Ellen Shoup

Graza, a new single-origin olive oil brand, is carving out a niche spot in a crowded category with premium extra-virgin olive oil products available at an affordable price point in easy-to-use squeeze bottles, a packaging first for the category, said...

Calyno better-for-you cooking oil goes direct-to-consumer: ‘Its performance speaks for itself, as does the nutritional profile’

05-May-2020 By Mary Ellen Shoup

Plant-based technology company Calyxt has launched a direct-to-consumer site for its high oleic soybean cooking oil, Calyno, which is claimed to have 20% less saturated fat and lower oil absorption (i.e. less greasy finish) than commodity soybean oil.

SPINS data shows sustained rise in sales of avocado oil as coconut oil continues to slide

10-Apr-2020 By Elaine Watson

New data from SPINS shows that avocado oil has continued to gain traction with US consumers, with sales in natural and conventional channels combined growing 24% in the year to March 22, 2020 on top of 28% growth the previous year, while coconut oil sales...

Chinese cooking oil success shows omega-3 fortification potential

22-Mar-2011 By Stephen Daniells

Booming sales of omega-3 fortified cooking oil in China may show how countries with nutritional deficiencies can boost the nutritional intakes of a population, said a leading omega-3 figure.

Bunge doubles profit in Q3

29-Oct-2004

Improved margins and risk management tools help the world's biggest
oilseed processor Bunge more than double its profit for the third
quarter, despite a knock back from soybean trade in China.