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Timestamps ⏱

0:00 – Intro
0:38 – Enrique Garcia & the UC Davis Avocado Oil Scandal
1:51 – How the Avocado Oil Industry Was Born
5:09 – What a Codex Actually Is
7:13 – Is There Real Adulteration Happening?
11:20 – The Codex Loophole – Right & Wrong at Once
13:17 – The 2015 Olive Oil Scandal Parallel
15:52 – Does Avocado Oil Need an “Extra Virgin”?
18:39 – Tasting True Extra Virgin Avocado Oil
20:37 – Rejected Fruit – How Avocado Oil Is Sourced
22:35 – Why Weren’t the Brands Testing?
25:57 – In Spain, It’d Just Be “Wrong Labeling”
27:26 – Boilerplate Statements & Lost Trust
30:41 – The Jackson’s Story
32:44 – “The Best Thing That’s Happened to This Industry”
34:32 – How Small the Industry Really Is
37:23 – Africa, Sustainability & the Untold Story
40:46 – What Real Avocado Oil Looks & Tastes Like
41:10 – Where to Find More of Enrique

The Avocado Oil Controversy is Getting Crazier – President of Avocado Oil Manufacturing Assn.

September 21, 2026

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