Bella Oil is the soy oil of the Linda family. The label keeps it simple: pure and natural, no cholesterol and no trans fat. It stays in the pantry because it works at home and in a working kitchen.
Bella comes from the same group as Linda: Transagrícola, in Navarrete, Santiago. It is not a showpiece import. It is oil made for the real pace of Dominican cooking.
It does not fight the sofrito or the pot. You taste the chicken, the plantain or the locrio — not the oil.
Pure and natural, no cholesterol and no trans fat. That is the promise Bella puts on the front of the pack.
The 16 oz bottle fits any shelf. The gallon and the 30-liter pack cover fondas, dining halls and kitchens that fry every day.
Linda and Bella come from Transagrícola, Aut. Duarte #269, Navarrete, Santiago. A local brand families already know from the colmado and the supermarket.
Pick the size for the kitchen. The oil stays the same; the pace of use changes.
For home use, or to try it in a new recipe.
The weekly size: tostones, eggs and a proper sofrito.
A gallon for larger families or anyone who fries often.
Holds up in busy kitchens: events, fondas and catering.
Institutional pack for restaurants and dining rooms.
The same Bella oil, in the format a fry line needs.
You do not need a new recipe. You need the oil already used in Dominican kitchens.
A clean oil leaves the plantain golden, not heavy. Right for any weekday lunch.
It covers the pan or fryer and keeps the adobo in front, not the oil.
Onion, pepper and garlic start better in an oil that does not cover their aroma.
For frying in batches, the larger format does not run out halfway through the merienda.
A splash at the start of the pot helps sauté the mix before the rice goes in.
The 30-liter pack is for anyone who turns the fryer on every morning.
What people ask in colmados, supermarkets and kitchens across Navarrete and the Cibao.
Bella is a soy oil. The label presents it as pure and natural, with no cholesterol and no trans fat.
Yes. Bella belongs to the Linda / Transagrícola family of brands, based in Navarrete, Santiago, Dominican Republic.
It is used to fry tostones, chicken and empanadas, to start a sofrito, and for locrio or other dishes that need a clean-tasting oil.
Sizes include 0.473 L (16 oz), 1.893 L (64 oz), 3.785 L (128 oz), 7.392 L (250 oz) and 13.608 kg (30 L) for high-volume kitchens. The full product sheet is on the Bella Oil page.