Overview
Facts about Fats & Oils
Organic Unrefined Cold Pressed Oils
Product Sizes
Oils Comparison Chart
Recipes
Downloads
Overview
Melrose Fresh Oils - your best guarantee of freshness, purity and quality.
The importance of the essential fatty acids in vegetable oil demands nothing less.
Complete Food - More Flavour
Melrose Fresh Unrefined Oils have a more distinct flavour and aroma, just like any other whole food which has not been denatured or processed. If you are used to denatured, refined oils, it may take some time to become accustomed to Fresh Unrefined Oils. Besides the nutritional benefits, unrefined oils will impart extra aroma and flavour.
Education - The right oil for the right result
Melrose have oils for specific needs and uses. For instance, it is not generally known that it is only in Extra Virgin and Virgin Olive Oil that the antioxidant polyphenols and squalane are present.
In "Pure" and "Light" Olive oil, these natural ingredients have been removed in the refining process. Always use Extra Virgin Olive Oil for optimum health and always check the label and the chart which explains why particular oils are best suited to your needs.
Facts about Fats and Oils
In our commitment to health and the consumer, we do not stop at the manufacturing and distribution of the highest quality certified organic, fresh unrefined oils. We also aim to educate the user about fats and oils and where possible, shed light on controversial nutritional issues.
John Finnegan (Author of The Facts about Fats) says: -" Good quality oils need to be expellor-pressed at temperatures below 45 degrees C and not solvent extracted. They should not be subjected to high heat temperatures, to deodourising, bleaching, alkali refining or winterising processes. They need to be produced by light and oxygen excluding methods, bottled in containers that prevent the further exposure to light which causes rancidity and where possible, they should be produced from organically grown seed."
Melrose Organic Unrefined Cold Pressed Oils
Melrose Organic Unrefined Extra Virgin Olive Oil
Beautiful bouquet and colour. The only reliable and affordable Australian Extra Virgin Olive Oil. Extra Virgin Olive Oil is ideal for cooking and wherever the flavour is needed to complement food.
Melrose Organic Unrefined Canola Oil
Canola oil has a rich golden colour and a mild savoury flavour. It contains 10% Omega-3 and 20% Omega-6 and is therefore a useful source of these essential fatty acids. Canola Oil is not recommended for cooking because of the Omega-3 fatty acids, and is best used in salads and dressings.
Melrose Organic Unrefined and Refined Coconut Oils
Organic Unrefined Coconut oil from the South Pacific and East Timor, produced by the DME process, is the highest quality coconut oil. Being over 94% saturated, the oil does not alter on cooking. Organic Refined Coconut oil is a quality, less expensive oil, with the same properties as the unrefined oil.
Melrose Organic Unrefined Flaxseed Oil
Provides the richest source of Omega-3 essential fatty acids (60%). Omega-3 is a delicate oil, it is not to be used for cooking as structural changes (trans fats) take place. Best used on cereals, salads, potatoes (just before eating), or taken directly off the spoon.
Melrose Organic Unrefined Safflower Oils
Best for use in mayonnaise, salads, dressings and dips. These oils contain 78% Linoleic (Omega-6), a polyunsaturated essential fatty acid. Safflower Oil is not recommended for cooking as structural changes take place (trans fats). A more stable variety has been introduced see Organic Oleic Safflower Oil (below).
Melrose Organic Unrefined Sunflower Oil
An all round oil which can be used for cooking and salads. Quite often has a distinct sunflower taste characteristic.
Melrose Organic Unrefined Sesame Oil
Suitable for salads, sautés and frying. Excellent stability and resistance to oxidation due to natural sesamol content.
Melrose Organic Unrefined Pumpkin Seed Oil
The styrian pumpkin is unique to Austria. Styrian pumpkins are grown especially for their seeds. The oil is dark green in colour with an earthy taste. May be used on salads, cereals, hot potatoes, in yoghurt and other foods.
Melrose Organic Unrefined Avocado Oil
The avocado tree (Persea gratissima) was first found growing in South America and seedlings were brought to Australia where it has thrived, particularly in Queensland. In contrast to most other vegetable oils, the avocado oil comes from the flesh instead of the stone of the fruit. The oil is a greenish colour with a nutty flavour. It has good keeping qualities because of an inbuilt antioxidant system. Clinical trials have shown Avocado oil to be more easily absorbed by the skin, partly due to its content of palmitoleic. Our Organic Avocado oil is grown and cold pressed on farm at Blackbutt, Central Queensland.
Melrose Organic Unrefined Mustard Oil
Mustard Seed Oil (Brassica Juncea) is a valuable source of Omega-3 fatty acids (15%). It is nutty and pleasant to taste. May be used on salads and in salad dressings.
Melrose Organic Unrefined Oleic Sunflower Oil
A new development which creates a stable oil with excellent temperature stability and highly suitable as a cooking oil.
Melrose Organic Unrefined Oleic Safflower Oil
A new development which mimics Oleic Sunflower and Olive Oil in fatty acid composition. Stable and bland flavour - a recommended cooking oil.
Product Sizes
Melrose Organic Unrefined Cold Pressed Oils come in 500ml and 250ml bottles.
Some Oils also available in 2 and 10ltr Casks.
Oils Comparison Chart
Download Comparison Chart (~104kb PDF)
Recipes
Downloads
Kitchen Guide to Oils Brochure (~116kb PDF)
Flaxseed Oil Label (~46kb PDF)
Mustard Seed Oil Label (~248kb PDF)
Olive Oil Label (~205kb PDF)
Pumpkin Seed Oil Label (~192kb PDF)
Avocado Oil Label (~166kb PDF)
Safflower Salad Oil Label (~192kb PDF)
Sesame Oil Label (~153kb PDF)
Sunflower Cooking Oil Label (~172kb PDF)
Sunflower Salad Oil Label (~174kb PDF)
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