PURE INDIAN FOODSOrganic Cold-Pressed Sacha Inchi Oil, (Inca Nut / Starseed), Sourced From Peruvian Highlands, For Edible And Topical Use, Premium Oil / Dressing 8.5 ozUSDA Organic

It seems odd to me to have a product you can use for cooking as well as on your hair. I use it for cooking. It has a mild, slightly nutty flavor that won't overwhelm anything you put it on. I like how it is pure oil with no additives and it seems the manufacturer put a lot of care into this product. It's kind of pricey for what you get but considering the process of extracting it and keeping it pure, that's understandable.

Review of: Pure Indian Foods Organic Cold-Pressed Sacha Inchi Oil, 8.5I’ve used the Sacha Inchi oil over that last few days in a number of ways; I’ve tried it in light stir frying of some vegetables and I’ve used it to cook up some fried eggs to make fried egg sandwiches. I’ve used the Sacha Inchi Oil to pour over some woven wheat crackers and I’ve even used the oil to make up a big batch of popcorn.In each instance I found that the oil worked perfectly okay and left only a subtle taste of the oil on the food so, for me at least, the taste of the oil in no way overpowered the food being cooked.The ‘fun’ I’ve been having though is trying to identify what I think the oil actually tastes like and smells like. For me, and I must say for another member of my family, the taste of the oil is so delicate, so understated, that we’ve found it difficult to point toward a single, distinct taste or distinct after-taste or even a distinct aroma.A part of my taste buds seem to gravitate towards identifying an almost leafy type of taste to the oil and an aroma that I consider to, perhaps, be something like a tomato leaf. For another family member there was a hint of something slightly fruity about the taste of the oil.While this understated flavor can be a good thing to have since the oil doesn’t overwhelm the food it is on, there are times when I do want a specific flavor (for example when using a high quality olive oil) to be up-front so I don’t have to add other ingredients to the oil to make a desired taste stand out.The total fat of this product, at least according to the nutrition facts label, is 14g/22% DV, of which Saturated Fat is listed as 1g/5%DV; which is about what I would expect to see for an oil. And, I do like that there are no preservatives (the label does say to refrigerate for maximum freshness), no MSG and no flavor enhancers.For me, it’s an okay oil; at the same time, however, I don’t consider that the Sacha inchi Oil really stands out as being head-and-shoulder above/better than other oils that I’ve tried in the recent past.Depending on the final price of the product (which doesn’t show on the product page as this review is written) I would consider using the product again as this oil would certainly serve a useful purpose for me on those numerous occasions where I want a low flavored/scented oil.

This was a new flavor of oil for me. When I am trying oils, I often wonder if I will be able to tell the difference between the different types. This Sacha Inchi oil definitely has its own unique flavor.What it looks like- it is a very pale yellow.To taste it- it is a very light oil. Not a heavy oil at all. The flavor is unique. I have read it described as nutty. I don't think it is nutty like walnut oil. I have read similar to sesame seeds. I can kind of taste how it taste like raw sesame seeds. I have read kind of buttery. I can get the butteriness. The oil has the flavor of some raw nuts that I have had when I crack them out of the shell and eat them. There is a childhood flavor there that I can't put my finger on.I have used this oil for about a week. It says that is best unheated as salad dressings, in smoothies, or drizzled on meats, rice and vegetables. I chose two different ways to use it. On salads and on top of hummus. I wish I could say the flavor transformed the dish. For me, it was a light oil instead of using a heavy olive oil.As I read about it, I learned that it has health benefits including the skin. It is supposed to be absorbed easily into the skin. I tried it this way. It does absorb very nicely into the skin leaving a nice glow and no heavy oil on the skin.This oil is organic. Cold pressed.I like it. It is a new oil to try that I didn't know existed, but did not transform dishes into something that tasted different. My comparison is when I use Walnut or sesame seed oil, it changes the flavor profile. This not so much. Though tasted separate I can taste the flavor of it.

This is the first time I've tried Sacha Inchi oil so I can't compare this with other brands as to quality. I can, however, compare it to olive oil. It provides a different, and enjoyable, flavor that is more nut-like. It works well in dressings, and provides good flavor. I don't care for it as much as a drizzle compared with olive oil, but others in the household found it enjoyable. It can't be used as a cooking/sauté oil.The manufacturer should be commended for the incredible care placed in packaging this. The bottle is wrapped in bubble pack, then wrapped in adhesive corrugated cardboard sheets, then put in a product box. Set aside some time to unpack this! It's nice to get a food item that arrives in picture perfect condition, especially one that comes in a glass bottle. The bottle I received in April 2021 has a best by date of May 2022. It should be refrigerated after opening.While I like this oil for some uses, and it deserves a solid 4 star rating, I probably would not get it again since it's not as versatile as olive oil. The taste, while enjoyable in some dishes, is not as agreeable to me as olive oil.

I hadn't tried, or even heard of, sacha inchi before trying this oil. It's apparently a nut or seed native to South America that provides an oil historically used by native peoples. After trying the oil I'm not exactly blown away but it does provide an interesting flavor that I can't really analogize to anything else. To my palate it's not exactly "nutty" as they call it on the package so much as astringent and cucumber-like — kind of the Hendrick's gin of ancient-seed oils. I think it'll work very well in salads and as a light dressing on grains, perhaps even as an addition in a pesto-like sauce. Interesting stuff.

I hadn't tried, or even heard of, sacha inchi before trying this oil.I try to use it for salads. Compared with the olive oil I used before, it tastes more mellow because it has a nutty taste.