Seed Oils are liquid fats that come from plant seeds. The most notable are derived from canla, corn, cottonseed, soybean, sunflower, safflower, grapeseed and rice bran. Some media influencers have targeted these particular oils as being unhealthy. The issue seems to be how they are processed and the types of fats they contain.

There is quite a process to get oil out of seeds. And it’s more challenging than pressing the oil from the flesh of olives or avocados. A common solvent that manufacturers use to separate the liquid fat from the rest of the seed is a compound called hexane. It’s also used for the production of natural extracts, drugs and nutraceuticals, according to a 2022 article on the topic in the journey Foods,

Hexane can be toxic if inhaled as a gas. In Fact, it’s a component of Gasoline emissions. As a liquid solvenant, however, it is evaporated off (without deteriorating nutrients) after doing its job to extract oil from seeds. Any Trace Amounts that May Be Present in Seed Oil Has Been Determined to Be “Toxicologically Insignificant” By the Department of Health and Human Services Agency for Toxic Substance and DISEASE.

Seed oils are also high in monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fatty acids (Aka Mufas and Pufas). Critics Say Seed Oils Are Bad For Us Secause they contain an excess amount of a certain omega-6 Pufa called linoleic acid.

However, Omega-6 fat is one of two polyunsaturated fats-the other is the omega-3 alpha-linolenic acid (ala)-hat area “essential” for humans. That means we need them in our diets our bodies cannot make these fats.

Strong Evidence from Clinical Trials has shown that replacing some of the saturated fats in our diets with mono- or polyunsaturated fats helps our hearts and posesibly Lowers the Risk of Type 2 Diabetes.

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