28/04/2009 (Food and Beverage News) - Carotino India Pvt. Ltd has launched its antioxidant rich premium red cooking oil 'Carotino' in Maharashtra which the company claims is the first and only cooking oil in India that has natural carotenes.

Carotino is a blend of canola oil & red palm fruit extract and is nutritious and 100% natural oil. The premium cooking oil is cholesterol free and rich in natural beta-carotenes, vitamin E, omega 3, 6 essential fatty acids, co-enzyme Q10 and lycopene sans harmful trans-fatty acids.

Carotenes and Vitamin E in Carotino act as scavengers of damaging free-radicals and play a protective role in ageing, atherosclerosis and cancer. The 500ml of the bottle costs Rs 185.

Carotino India has a distribution network with the brand already available in 1500 retail outlets in Mumbai and around 500 outlets in Pune and will be made available across Maharashtra in the next 3 months and in all major Indian cities in a period of 6 months.

Some retail outlets where Carotino is available include Reliance Fresh, Hypercity & Spencer's Pune.

Malaysia based Carotino is a subsidiary of the diversified J C Chang group of companies which has major interest in edible oil, neutraceuticals, tourism, insurance & housing.