How Carotino is made

Carotino is a blend of red palm fruit and canola oil. Red palm oil has been used for over 5,000 years and is still used in over 130 countries worldwide.

The red palm oil used in Carotino comes from environmentally sustainable plantations in Malaysia and is cultivated under strict environmental controls.

Red palm oil is obtained from the flesh of the oil palm fruit. It should not be mistaken for palm kernel oil which is extracted from the kernel or seed of the palm fruit. Both are edible oils but with very different chemical composition, physical properties and applications.

Carotino's patented oil extraction method means the red palm oil does not need to be hydrogenated, unlike many other cooking oils. It is therefore free from harmful 'trans fatty acids' or 'trans fats' which are a by-product of the hydrogenation process.

Most cooking oils are hydrogenated to extend shelf life and the resulting trans fats can raise 'bad' (LDL) cholesterol levels. By contrast, Carotino is high in mono-unsaturates, which helps raise 'good' (HDL) cholesterol levels in the blood stream.