Borges Extra Virgin Cold-Pressed Olive Oil 1L vs Nutraj Special Premium Raw Mixed Nuts 500g

What separates them

Every specification both products publish agrees. The difference is elsewhere — price, warranty or brand. The Borges Extra Virgin Cold-Pressed Olive Oil 1L is ₹665 dearer.

Borges Extra Virgin Cold-Pressed Olive Oil 1L vs Nutraj Special Premium Raw Mixed Nuts 500g

Borges Extra Virgin Cold-Pressed Olive Oil 1L

Borges

Borges Extra Virgin Cold-Pressed Olive Oil 1L

₹1,290

Extra virgin has a smoke point around 190 to 207 degrees, and Indian deep frying runs 180 to 190, which is uncomfortably close -- but the better argument against cooking with it is economic.

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Nutraj Special Premium Raw Mixed Nuts 500g

Nutraj

Nutraj Special Premium Raw Mixed Nuts 500g

₹625

Raw is a genuine nutritional choice and it carries a storage consequence nobody prints: raw nuts have unprotected unsaturated oils and turn rancid considerably faster than roasted ones, and in Indian summer heat that happens in weeks rather than months.

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Who the Borges Extra Virgin Cold-Pressed Olive Oil 1L is for

Buy it if: Anyone dressing, finishing or cooking at low to medium heat.

Avoid it if: Anyone deep frying -- use a refined high-smoke-point oil and keep this for finishing.

Who the Nutraj Special Premium Raw Mixed Nuts 500g is for

Buy it if: Anyone wanting unroasted, unsalted nuts who will refrigerate them.

Avoid it if: Anyone storing them in a warm kitchen cupboard through summer.

Specifications, side by side

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SpecificationBorges Extra Virgin Cold-Pressed Olive Oil 1LNutraj Special Premium Raw Mixed Nuts 500g
Price₹1,290₹625
Warranty1 Year Official Brand Warranty1 Year Official Brand Warranty
Aflatoxin not publishedA real concern in nuts stored warm and humid. FSSAI sets limits; buy from licensed sellers and store dry
GradeExtra virgin -- first cold pressing, under 0.8 percent free acidity not published
How to tell not publishedRancid nuts taste bitter and sharp rather than merely stale. Discard them
Per 100 g not publishedAbout 600 kcal, 20 g protein, 50 g fat, mostly unsaturated
Portion not publishedA handful is about 30 g and roughly 180 kcal
Processing not publishedRaw -- not roasted, not salted, not oil-coated
Rancidity not publishedRaw nuts have exposed unsaturated oils and go rancid faster than roasted ones. Refrigerate after opening, and in Indian summer refrigerate from the start
Shelf lifeAbout 18 months unopened, and best within 3 months of opening not published
Smoke pointAbout 190 to 207 degrees C. Indian deep frying typically runs 180 to 190, which is uncomfortably close not published
StorageDark glass, away from heat. Light and heat degrade it, and a bottle by the hob is the worst place not published
What to use insteadFor deep frying, a refined oil with a higher smoke point. Extra virgin is for dressing, finishing and low to medium heat not published
Why not to waste itHeating extra virgin oil destroys the polyphenols and aromatics that justify its price. Cooking with it is paying for something you then remove not published

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