Culinary and Nutritional Oils

The Old Mill
by Umborne Bridge
Dolphin Street
Colyton
Devon EX24 6LU
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01297 552977

TREE-HARVEST CATALOGUE
Revised May 2022
CULINARY AND NUTRITIONAL OILS

The process used to extract an oil has a direct effect on how the oil tastes in your food and the amount of nutrients it has to offer. Using heat to extract an oil may help to produce more of it, but heating will degrade the oil’s flavour and nutritional quality. Using low-heat methods produces the highest quality oils, albeit in lesser quantities.  

Tree-Harvest's culinary oils are superior quality, cold-pressed oils. To achieve the highest quality virgin cold pressed oil, vegetable matter should only be pressed once, so the highest level of the naturally occurring essential fatty acids is retained. For nutritional oils such as flax seed oil, this process produces a premium oil, high in Omega 3 with a smooth, rich taste. The oils are rich in vitamins and minerals, natural antioxidants, including Vitamin E and essential fatty acids. Each oil offers different properties and the choice depends on the therapeutic benefit being sought. The term cold-pressed states that the oil is produced by pressing without supplying extra heat. They are neither refined with chemicals or solvents, nor deodorized with steam. The term "cold-pressed" is not an indication of the actual temperature used in the process, for example, seed oils are extracted at an average temperature of 37°C. The freshly pressed oils are collected in stainless steel tanks and then pumped through filters, which extract the remaining seed sediment. The oil is then transferred to chilled oil stores and protected from natural light. Cold pressed oils have a limited shelf life and should not be exposed to high temperature.

* Denotes produced to ecological standards and free from agro-chemicals
Organic Cold Pressed Oils
50ml 100ml 250ml 500ml 500ml 1 litre 1 litre
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Apricot Kernel, Organic Prunus armeniaca 4.35 6.70 13.35 23.30 23.30 42.60 41.80
Argan Kernel, Organic Argania spinosa 5.25 8.60 18.00 32.25 32.25 59.20 58.55
Avocado, Organic Persea gratissima 3.40 5.25 10.40 18.15 18.15 33.10 32.45
Black Cumin Seed, Organic Nigella sativa 5.40 8.65 17.85 31.65 31.65 58.15 57.55
Borage Seed* Borago officinalis 6.30 10.35 21.75 38.90 38.90 71.60 70.95
Chia Oil* Salvia hispanica 7.10 11.60 24.75 44.15 44.15 81.35 80.55
Evening Primrose* Oenothera biennis 5.55 8.85 18.45 32.75 32.75 60.15 59.40
Flax Seed, Organic Linum usitatissimum 2.55 3.50 6.00 9.85 9.85 17.55 16.75
Grapeseed, Organic Vitis vinifera 6.15 10.00 20.90 37.35 37.35 68.55 67.80
Hazelnut* Corylus avellana 4.90 7.85 16.45 29.25 29.25 53.75 53.05
Hemp Seed, Organic Cannabis sativa 2.85 4.25 8.10 14.05 14.05 25.50 24.85
Macadamia Nut, Organic Macadamia ternifolia 4.40 6.95 14.35 25.40 25.40 46.60 45.95
Olive, Extra Virgin, Organic Olea europaea 2.25 3.10 5.50 9.20 9.20 16.45 15.80
Pumpkin Seed, Roasted, Organic Curcubita pepo 3.80 5.95 12.00 21.00 21.00 38.70 38.05
Rapeseed* Brassica campestris 1.80 2.35 3.70 5.80 5.80 10.15 9.50
Sacha Inchi* Plukenetia volubilis 6.65 10.75 22.70 40.65 40.65 74.80 74.00
Safflower* Carthamus tinctorius 2.60 3.70 6.90 11.70 11.70 21.15 20.50
Sesame Seed, Organic Sesamum indicum 2.45 3.50 6.45 10.85 10.85 19.65 19.00
Sunflower, Organic Helianthus annuus 1.80 2.25 3.60 5.50 5.50 9.70 9.05
Sweet Almond, Organic Prunus dulcis 3.50 5.35 10.60 18.45 18.45 33.65 33.00
Walnut, Organic Juglans regia 3.85 6.00 11.95 21.05 21.05 38.55 37.90
Palm Kernel Oil, Deodorised (Solid)
250g tub 500g tub 1kg tub 2.5kg tub
5.45 8.00 13.90 60.70
 Derived from the Palm seed of the Oil Palm Elaeis guineensis, this is a solid white/yellowish colour and has a milder flavour than Coconut Oil. In Central and South America and in West Africa, it is used for cooking. It is good to use at high temperatures and can replace butter in baked products. It should not be confused with the other two edible oils derived from palm fruits: coconut oil, extracted from the kernel of the coconut, and palm oil, extracted from the pulp of the oil palm fruit - they are three of the few highly saturated vegetable fats; these oils give the name to the 16-carbon saturated fatty acid palmitic acid that they contain. Palm kernel oil, which is semi-solid at room temperature, is more saturated than palm oil and comparable to coconut oil. It is commonly used in commercial cooking because it remains stable at high cooking temperatures and can be stored longer than other vegetable oils.
Organic Virgin Cold-Pressed Coconut Oil
250g 500g 1kg 2.5kg 5kg 10kg
6.20 9.35 16.40 38.50 72.40 140.00
Our coconut oil comes from a small company working with farms in the Philippines. They are very aware of their social responsibilities and value fair co-operation with all members of their “coconut oil family”, based on mutual respect, as well as highest hygienic standards, a friendly work environment and appropriate wages for their employees. Part of their proceeds flow into volunteer work, into a number of aid projects. Our supplier provides free dentist treatments for Philippine patients - and they have initiated a school project to provide higher education for local children, and a “Christmas present give away” for them.

The coconuts are cultivated on sustainable, certified organic farms and their modern processing follows highest international standards. Speed and diligence of harvesting and processing is unrivalled. They only use undamaged coconuts, which are guaranteed to be processed within three days of harvesting. No more than one hour after shelling, the white pulp is pressed - a cold extraction process is used to obtain the oil, which keeps the typical taste and flavour of the coconut. No chemical processing is used. The oil is free of gluten and trans fatty acids, it is 100% natural and free of preservatives, artificial aromas, colours, stabilisers and any other additives or genetically modified components. It is not refined, not deodorized and not bleached in any way. The rest of the coconut (about 60% of the pulp end up as oil) – the pressed cake – supplies valuable coconut flour.
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