Re: Nuts WITH other foods better?

On Sat, 21 Mar 2009 10:11:06 +0100, "GysdeJongh" <jongh711@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

I'm not too concerned about oxidation.I have a "healthy" cooking oil from
Unilever which contains a lot of linoleic and linolenic acid.

Healthy can be a very misleading term. What is the basis of the
healthy claim? I presume in this instance it is based on the ratio of
linolenic to linoleic acid ie omega-3 to omega-6. Well that as far
as it goes is a good feature. One needs a good proportion of omega-3
to omega-6 say no less than 1 in 4 ideally.

Healthy might be used in terms of reducing cholesterol. Both linoleic
and linolenic will do that. They are both polyunsaturated fatty acids.
So far it looks pretty good. Linoleic acid by itself has the
interesting distinction of lowering cholesterol but raising morbidity
thanks most likely to increased inflammation.

It is however being advocated as a cooking oil.
There are some things we don't know. What is its smoke point?
I'm presuming this is high since it is being promoted as a cooking
oil. Oils high in polyunsaturated fats are notorious for decomposing
with heat. It is why cooking with flaxseed oil is a no-no. I'm
wondering if this oil uses one of the re-engineering technologies that
are designed to give higher smoke points without introducing trans
fats. Some research suggests that health wise they aren't safer than
trans fats. Maybe funny fats are funny fats whatever they are called.
The body recognizes old fashioned fats.

IMHO it is safer to use an oil which is higher in cis monounsaturated
fat ie oleic acid. In choosing a suitable cooking oil there a lot of
features to consider.

Best wishes,
--
Quentin Grady ^ ^ /
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"... and the blind dog was leading."

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