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
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.
Full details →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.
Full details →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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| Specification | Borges Extra Virgin Cold-Pressed Olive Oil 1L | Nutraj Special Premium Raw Mixed Nuts 500g |
|---|---|---|
| Price | ₹1,290 | ₹625 |
| Warranty | 1 Year Official Brand Warranty | 1 Year Official Brand Warranty |
| Aflatoxin | not published | A real concern in nuts stored warm and humid. FSSAI sets limits; buy from licensed sellers and store dry |
| Grade | Extra virgin -- first cold pressing, under 0.8 percent free acidity | not published |
| How to tell | not published | Rancid nuts taste bitter and sharp rather than merely stale. Discard them |
| Per 100 g | not published | About 600 kcal, 20 g protein, 50 g fat, mostly unsaturated |
| Portion | not published | A handful is about 30 g and roughly 180 kcal |
| Processing | not published | Raw -- not roasted, not salted, not oil-coated |
| Rancidity | not published | Raw nuts have exposed unsaturated oils and go rancid faster than roasted ones. Refrigerate after opening, and in Indian summer refrigerate from the start |
| Shelf life | About 18 months unopened, and best within 3 months of opening | not published |
| Smoke point | About 190 to 207 degrees C. Indian deep frying typically runs 180 to 190, which is uncomfortably close | not published |
| Storage | Dark glass, away from heat. Light and heat degrade it, and a bottle by the hob is the worst place | not published |
| What to use instead | For 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 it | Heating 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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