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2006/03/31, 08:57 AM
I am having some trouble finding good healthy cooking oils. I use olive oil in italian cooking and as a dressing for salads, etc, but the flavor is too strong for other things. I've heard canola/rapeseed oil is good because it has lots of mono-unsaturated fat and a good omega-6 to omega-3 ratio but unfortunately i cant find any in Denmark. My girlfriend bought some sunflower oil but I'm not too sure. I heard the poly-unsaturated is bad for you, especially when heated to high temperatures and that sunflower oil has a bad omega-6 to omega-3 ratio which is damaging to health. But other places say it has a high smoking point so the fat wouldn't turn to harmful substances at high temps., and that it is a healthy oil. So what is the truth? is sunflower bad or good? Since my girlfriend has already bought it i have to use it till it finishes. After that which oil should i buy?
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2006/03/31, 02:44 PM
coconut oil....look for it just like olive oil(extra virgin best). Very high in MCT's, and if thinking of a ketogenic diet this is a great way to raise metabolism and promote ketosis.
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2006/04/01, 07:30 AM
thanks, I am going to look for coconut oil today. As for the sunflowe oil, can u give me any info on that? I guess I will be using that as well as the cocnut oil and just want to be 100% sure its safe and good.
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2006/04/01, 03:15 PM
Sunflower oil is fine.
It is a combination of monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fats with low saturated fat levels.
Its frying performance(high smoke point) and health benefits are good.
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2006/04/02, 10:08 AM
I've heard that oils high in polyunsaturated fat can turn into free radicals or trans fats when heated...is there any truth behind this? ..
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