Smoke point matters: how to pick the right cooking oil (and why it makes a difference)
We’re pretty sure you’ve been there: sizzling delicious salmon, steak or stir fry when suddenly you’re greeted by an unpleasant plume of smoke. The smell permeates your entire kitchen (not to mention your nostrils). While you hit that extractor fan and open the windows, you may be tempted to curse your equipment, question your cooking […]
food science, health
The EU avocado waste issue [in numbers]
FOOD WASTE: IT’S KIND OF A BIG DEAL Did you know that over a third of food produced globally is wasted? More than 1.3 billion tonnes get thrown away every year. It happens at various stages of the food chain: pre-harvest, in factories, in transit, in retail, and at home. It’s a huge problem, in which resources […]
food, sustainability
Partnership with local factory shrinks Soilmates’ carbon footprint
Soilmates’ journey started right here in the Netherlands. 62% of the EU’s avocados come through Rotterdam’s port, where they’re sorted and sent off to be ripened and sold in supermarkets. But that’s not every avo’s story: there are mountains of them that don’t make the cut. Over a million every day, in fact, are rejected […]
start-up, sustainability
Four ways to upgrade your beauty routine with Healthy Oil
Soilmates transform ugly avocados into the purest of cooking oils, chock-full of natural antioxidants, omegas, vitamins and unsaturated fats (the good kind!). Together, these vitamins and nutrients give you a beauty boost from within. But guess what? You can also use Healthy Oil in your beauty routine. Seriously. Take a seat: we’ll tell you how. […]
health
Five reasons why Healthy Oil’s the ultimate bottle of benefits
World Health Day’s perhaps the perfect time to consider our impact on the planet, and take a look at what we’re putting into our bodies. There’s a lot of information out there – blogs, fake facts, greenwashing. He said, she said. Which is why we like to back it up. SoilScience, we like to call […]
food, health, sustainability
5 ways to use Healthy Oil to give festive leftovers a new life
The festive season tends to be all about excess – an abundance of love, laughter, food and family. While this is a good thing, for the most part, when it comes to leftover food there’s nothing worse than seeing it end up in the trash. Soilmates’ main priority is fighting food waste – we do […]
food, recipes
The Soilmates are in town
Hey Soilmate. Crazy big news: the Soilmates are in town! They have recently been showing some pride in your Albert Heijn. Me, you, Heijn: all Soilmates now. Nice. It started with a dream Last year around this time it was still a dream. Would we succeed? Healthy Oil from Healthy Soil? It was a risk, […]
health, start-up
From zero to hero
A BUNDLE OF BIG DREAMS Three dreams found each other and started a company Davo saves the avo Dave’s great-grandfather plants a tree and starts an avo farm in western Kenya in 1930. Dave grows up loving avocados from the get-go. We’ve seen him talk to them. No joke. Health freaks around the globe realise […]
start-up, sustainability
5 myths about Healthy Oil… busted
Concerned? Craving a side of facts with your food? Well then, you’ve come to the right place. What Soilmates do – work with waste avocados to create the healthiest cooking oil around – is a pretty new thing, so keep asking. Find answers. We LOVE questions. In the meantime, we’re going to tackle a few of your favourite […]
food, food science