Nuts
Oil
Candlenut oil is the high fat of Aleurites moluccanus, historically burned for light and also used in food when properly processed. Culinary bottles should come from sound kernels and clean pressing—not rancid lamp stock. Food grades enrich regional cooking and specialty finishing; they are not anonymous deep-fry commodities. Good oil smells clean; paint notes mean oxidation. Buy small dark bottles and keep cool. Hawaiian kukui oil traditions sit beside Indonesian kitchen use of the seed. Label as tree-nut style oilseed.
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Nutrition
Typical values per 100 g edible portion. Nutrient names open the reference page.
Nutrition Facts
Per 100 g edible portion
Amount per 100 g
- Total Fat 99.5 g
- Saturated Fat 7.33 g
- Trans Fat 0 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 29.3 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 62.8 g
- Cholesterol 0 mg
- Sodium 0 mg
- Salt 0 g
- Total Carbohydrate 0 g
- Dietary Fibre 0 g
- Total Sugars 0 g
- Complex / starch 0 g
- Protein 0 g
- Water 0.3 g
- Energy 896 kcal
- Water 0.3 g
- Fat 99.5 g
- Saturated Fat 7.33 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 29.3 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 62.8 g
- Omega-3 3.14 g
- Vitamins 40.7 mg
- Vitamin B5 — Pantothenic Acid 0.59 mg
- Vitamin B6 0.18 mg
- Vitamin B7 — Biotin 17.4 µg
- Vitamin E 17 mg
- Vitamin K 5.6 µg
Vitamins
vitamin-b5-pantothenic-acid: 0.59 · vitamin-b6: 0.18 · vitamin-b7-biotin: 17.4 · vitamin-e: 16.95 · vitamin-k: 5.6 ·
Candlenut (kukui) oil: high polyunsaturated; pure culinary oil.
History
Candlenut oil was used for lighting and body care; culinary use followed proper cooking of kernels.
Industrial lighting oils displaced candlenut lamp oil while kitchen use of the nut continued.