Guest guest Posted May 1, 2007 Report Share Posted May 1, 2007 Having been convinced years ago that the best oil for drizzling on my salads or for light cooking is Extra Virgin Olive Oil, I am now confused. The fields ae ablaze with the golden yellow of rape plants. A farmer on TV said that in the Extra Virgin Rape seed oil, the omega fats are monosaturated and not only as good as Extra Virgin Olive oil but better. Maybe there is no significance difference? Does anyone know? Geoff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 1, 2007 Report Share Posted May 1, 2007 Rapeseed oil or canola oil is not monounsaturated, it is polyunsaturated. It is a better choice than saturated or trans fats, and is probably better for you than peanut, safflower, sunflower, etc. It does have a higher concentration of omega 3's than those other oils, but is not a great source for omega 3's. I would say it is probably a toss-up between rapeseed and olive oil. In either case, I would look for a cold-pressed product. In a dish that you do not want the olive flavour, go with rapeseed. I would also highly recommend flax seed (or linseed, depending where you live) for its high ratio of omega 3's. If you use cold-pressed oils, make sure you store them in the fridge. Pam On 5/1/07, Geoff Nelder <geoffnelder wrote: > > Having been convinced years ago that the best oil for drizzling on my > salads or for light cooking is Extra Virgin Olive Oil, I am now > confused. The fields ae ablaze with the golden yellow of rape plants. A > farmer on TV said that in the Extra Virgin Rape seed oil, the omega > fats are monosaturated and not only as good as Extra Virgin Olive oil > but better. > > Maybe there is no significance difference? Does anyone know? > > Geoff > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 2, 2007 Report Share Posted May 2, 2007 What oil is good for frying n cooking with ?LTH Geoff Nelder <geoffnelder wrote: Having been convinced years ago that the best oil for drizzling on my salads or for light cooking is Extra Virgin Olive Oil, I am now confused. The fields ae ablaze with the golden yellow of rape plants. A farmer on TV said that in the Extra Virgin Rape seed oil, the omega fats are monosaturated and not only as good as Extra Virgin Olive oil but better. Maybe there is no significance difference? Does anyone know? Geoff Ahhh...imagining that irresistible " new car " smell? Check outnew cars at Autos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 2, 2007 Report Share Posted May 2, 2007 You do not want to use flax oil, as it degrades at those temps. Olive or canola/rapeseed would be my recommendation. Pam On 5/2/07, Lady ThunderHorse <veganmeals wrote: > > What oil is good for frying n cooking with ?LTH > > Geoff Nelder <geoffnelder <geoffnelder%40>> wrote: > Having been convinced years ago that the best oil for drizzling on my > salads or for light cooking is Extra Virgin Olive Oil, I am now > confused. The fields ae ablaze with the golden yellow of rape plants. A > farmer on TV said that in the Extra Virgin Rape seed oil, the omega > fats are monosaturated and not only as good as Extra Virgin Olive oil > but better. > > Maybe there is no significance difference? Does anyone know? > > Geoff > > > Ahhh...imagining that irresistible " new car " smell? > Check outnew cars at Autos. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 2, 2007 Report Share Posted May 2, 2007 Thanks Pam for your advice. I've got used to the taste of Extra virgin Olive oil especially the lighter coloured very refined brands from Italy. Even so I might give Extra Virgin Rapeseed oil a go because it is produced locally (from the crop in a field I can see from my bedroom!) here in Cheshire, UK, and it creates a lower carbon footprint, environmental pollution etc to buy local. Having said that my local greengrocer buys in Californian lettuce in winter! Geoff , pdw <pdworkman wrote: > > You do not want to use flax oil, as it degrades at those temps. Olive or > canola/rapeseed would be my recommendation. > > Pam > > On 5/2/07, Lady ThunderHorse <veganmeals wrote: > > > > What oil is good for frying n cooking with ?LTH > > > > Geoff Nelder <geoffnelder <geoffnelder%40>> wrote: > > Having been convinced years ago that the best oil for drizzling on my > > salads or for light cooking is Extra Virgin Olive Oil, I am now > > confused. The fields ae ablaze with the golden yellow of rape plants. A > > farmer on TV said that in the Extra Virgin Rape seed oil, the omega > > fats are monosaturated and not only as good as Extra Virgin Olive oil > > but better. > > > > Maybe there is no significance difference? Does anyone know? > > > > Geoff > > > > > > Ahhh...imagining that irresistible " new car " smell? > > Check outnew cars at Autos. > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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