Sunflower oil has less linoleic acid and
more oleic acid than grapeseed oil does, and hence is moderately inferior.
This means that in order to upgrade your health, stimulate your metabolic rate and melt your excess body fat, you should also include
more oleic acid in your diet, preferably by increasing your consumption of olive oil, canola oil, peanut oil, avocados and cocoa butter.
There's a type of peanuts called hi - oleic peanuts which contain 25 %
more oleic acid than the average peanut giving them a fatty acid profile similar to olive oil and avocados.
Not exact matches
In chemical terms extra virgin olive oil is described as having a free acidity, expressed as
oleic acid, of not
more than 0.8 grams per 100 grams and a peroxide value of less than 20 milliequivalent O2.
Due to their high content of
oleic acid, cashews are
more stable than most other nuts but should still be stored in a tightly sealed container in the refrigerator, where they will keep for about six months, or in the freezer, where they will keep for about one year.
Although avocado oil is a wonderful source of heart - healthy monounsaturated fats (especially
oleic acid), slices of avocado provide a lot
more nutrition.
When linoleic
acid is made solid (hydrogenated) for processed foods, it is
more likely to convert to trans fat than its
oleic cousin.
The researchers found that several fatty
acids, such as
oleic acid, were
more abundant in breast cancer tissue compared to normal tissue.
Though inflammation decreased as blood levels of those fatty
acids rose, higher levels of
oleic acid or long - chain omega - 3s did not appear to have any relationship to body composition or signs of decreased diabetes risk despite longstanding recommendations that people eat
more of these «healthy» fats.
The HER2 gene is overactive in
more than one - fifth of all breast cancers and operates in a host of other tumors that may prove vulnerable to
oleic acid.
Another interesting fact is that lean people are
more sensitive to the effects of
oleic acid.
The good vegetable oils are gonna be olive oil which is a — a
Oleic Acid which is really an Omega - 9, your — your uhm — short chain fatty
acids are gonna come from your butters and ghee which that's gonna be
more animal - based.
What's
more, olive oil is rich in
oleic acid, a known skin penetration enhancer.
In addition, some folks find that olive oil really packs the weight on as
oleic acid is a longer chain fatty
acid and is
more likely to contribute to the buildup of body fat than the shorter chain fatty
acids found in coconut oil or ghee.
The saturated fat content of Avocados is however quite small, and far outweighed by the presence of
more beneficial fats such as
Oleic Acid which accounts for over half of the fat an Avocado contains.
Additionally, due to their high levels of
oleic acid, cashews are less prone to rancidity compared with other
more fragile nuts like walnuts.
While I imagine we've all been reading up
more on the value of linoleic and
oleic acids for acne - prone skin (THE blog post to read if your skin is troublesome like mine), I do see value in using some heavier oils, such as avocado oil, on the skin in winter.
High
oleic safflower and sunflower oils, produced from hybrid plants, have a composition similar to olive oil, namely, high amounts of
oleic acid and only small amounts of polyunsaturated fatty
acids and, thus, are
more stable than traditional varieties.
While avocados are a relatively high calorie food with 100 grams of the fresh fruit providing around 160 calories,
more than two thirds of those calories come from monounsaturated
oleic acid.
They both contain 70 %
oleic acid, while almond oil actually contains
more vitamin E per 100 grams, at 39.2 mg versus 14.3 mg.
More recently, a similar anti-cancer effect has been seen with alpha - lactalbumin from bovine (cow's) milk, again when associated with
oleic acid, resulting in the acronym BAMLET.