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Which oils to avoid?


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2023 Jan 21, 7:13pm   29,522 views  220 comments

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I'm increasingly frustrated at the rapeseed oil (euphemistically called "Canola" oil by Canadian producers) and palm kernel oil that seems to be in almost all food. Pretty much everything at Trader Joe's seems to have one or the other. I was even at a Russian shop in Palo Alto today (Samovar, fun place) and found the poppyseed cake my grandmother used to make - except it was with margarine instead of butter, ugh.

Which of them are worth avoiding entirely?

Here are the fats and oils I think are bad:

- margarine (which is just canola and other crap oils hardened to make them stick in your arteries better)
- canola oil
- cottonseed oil (especially bad)
- palm kernel oil

I'm undecided about these:

- soybean oil
- sunflower seed oil
- avocado oil
- coconut oil
- peanut oil

I'm sure these are pretty good for you:

- olive oil
- butter
- lard (yes, I think lard is OK to eat)


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209   Patrick   2024 Oct 27, 6:17pm  

https://xnumber11x.substack.com/p/how-to-make-linoleum-inside-your


I asked Google how to make linoleum, one of the ingredients was:

oxidized linseed oil, BTW linseed oil is flaxseed oil.

So heating seed oils that are high in Linoleic Acid can create plastic and is essential in making Linoleum floors. This is to clarify the importance of avoiding processed cooking oils in your diet. Remember to read the ingredients of your boxed processed foods, they will use these types of oils because they help with shelf life.
210   SoTex   2024 Oct 27, 8:31pm  

I saw a utube vid title (and thumbnail) about Costco olive oil turning to plastic. I haven't watch it.
211   SoTex   2024 Oct 27, 8:32pm  

Ahhhh, it was Cosco not Costco...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ra_tCL5-4c0

Sneaky fuckers.

I still haven't watched it.
213   komputodo   2024 Oct 28, 8:47am  

With the high prices of beef, 1lb of beef tallow will probably cost $8
214   komputodo   2024 Oct 28, 8:49am  

SoTex says

I saw a utube vid title (and thumbnail) about Costco olive oil turning to plastic. I haven't watch it.

How can that be? All that stuff is inspected by the FDA to insure it is real and of the highest quality.
215   komputodo   2024 Oct 28, 8:52am  

Patrick says

Remember to read the ingredients of your boxed processed foods, they will use these types of oils because they help with shelf life.

because the labels on the boxes are always true and can be trusted. umm, better yet, don't buy food in boxes.
216   Patrick   2024 Oct 28, 10:00am  

Yes, I've had the thought myself that the real ingredients are often different, and that there should be some private service or institution that tests food on behalf of consumers. But how to fund that?

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