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Seed oils also get a bad rep because of their level of processing. It's more difficult to get oil out of a seed than it is, say, an olive, so seeds undergo a more intense oil extraction process.
On Reddit, the “Stop Eating Seed Oils” community has 42,000 members. On Facebook, the private group “Seed Oil-free snacks and foods” has more than 150,000 members.
On social media, people claim that seed oils are "toxic," but this is a simplified statement. When seed oils are constantly reused, the oils can become rancid and oxidize, causing toxic compounds ...
Seed oils are characterized by the industrial process used to extract the oil from the seed and a high content of polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs). [10] Critics' "hateful eight" oils consist of canola, corn, cottonseed, soy, sunflower, safflower, grapeseed, and rice bran oils, [ 8 ] which are creations of industrialization in the early ...
For centuries, people around the world have used local oils, some of which could be classified as "seed oils," derived from mustard seeds and flaxseeds. None of those were bad for their health.
Seed oils also contain small amounts of monounsaturated and saturated fats. Some of the oils, such as sunflower, contain 5.6 milligrams of vitamin E per tablespoon.
Technically, a seed oil is a cooking oil made by pressing seeds to extract the fat. But the current pariahs are canola, corn, cottonseed, grapeseed, soy, rice bran, sunflower, and safflower oils.
The World production of vegetable oil seed is forecast to be 418 million tonnes in 2008/09. After pressing this will make 131 million tonnes of vegetable oil. [22] Much of this is from Oil Palm, and palm oil production is growing at 5% per year. At about 7.5 lb/USgal (900 g/L) this is about 38 billion USgallons (144 billion L).