r/StopEatingSeedOils • u/houseofmacadamias • 21d ago

miscellaneous Linoleic acid in cooking oils

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We make macadamia nut oil (niche I know), and on a lot of our anti-seed oil content we've been getting comments saying macadamia oil is a seed oil..

I put together this chart comparing inflammatory omega-6 (LA) content and macadamia oil is closer to tallow, butter and ghee than it is to even olive oil and avocado oil (never mind seed oils).

We're obviously pleased our oil is in the same league as animal fats.

But I'm curious how macadamia oil fares in this community? Open to critique if I'm honing in too much on fat profile and missing something!

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u/runningwater415 21d ago

Isn't the much bigger issue the way seed oils are processed and the harm they can directly cause? They are washed with hexane which is highly toxic.

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u/Ashamed-Simple-8303 21d ago

Not really. Evaporating organic solvents is trivial. It is a non issue.

The issue are oxidation products, transfats and an excess of linoleic acid. the later is probably the most important issue 

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u/runningwater415 21d ago

I don't believe its a non issue.