Organic Hazelnut Oil

The rich flavour of this gourmet oil comes from cold-pressed organic hazelnuts. Its nutty aroma adds an elegant finish to any dish. Hazelnut oil is an established delicacy in French and Italian cuisine. It is incredibly versatile, lending itself to both cooking and dressing. This oil works particularly well with vegetable and grain dishes and for use in desserts and baking.

• Delicious rich flavour and nutty aroma
• High in vitamin E
• Ideal for baking 

How is it made?

Our Organic Hazelnut Oil is cold-pressed and unrefined. Cold pressing is when the raw ingredients are simply pressed without external sources of heat or chemicals applied to the pressing process. This allows the oil to retain more of its flavour and nutritional value creating a higher quality product.

Once the oil is extracted from the raw ingredient, it needs to be further processed to remove any residual particles that might be left from pressing, also known as “degumming”. Oils will fall into two categories at this stage: refined and unrefined. Like the pressing process, heat is one of the key elements which defines the method. Refined oils are subjected to heat pressure at this stage. Unrefined oil, such as our Organic Hazelnut Oil, is processed much more gently using filters rather than heat after extraction. Like cold pressing, this helps the oil retain more of its flavour and nutritional properties, which would otherwise be degraded with the application of external heat.