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R.B. · 08-19-2008, 02:04 AM

Hi all,

Morgan can you be more specific in your question and why you want to include palm oil.

Complicated as ever.

In my post I suggested including a little coconut - I made no comment on palm oil.

There are two sorts of palm oil, palm kernel and palm oil. Palm kernel oil has a very different profile from palm oil.

Butter and beef fat contains the same mid length fats if in a different mix as palm oil (butter also contains some very short fats).

Palm kernel contains shorter fats found in coconut and to a much lesser extent butter.

Industrial palm oil/ palm kernel is heavily processed.

Moderate amounts of saturates are necessary to health but they have to be looked at in the round from all sources.

An imbalance of Omega 3 and 6 is an identified risk for BC see http://her2support.org/vbulletin/sho...ght=greek+diet

Sunflower like most common vegetable oils is high in Omega 6. See nutritiondata.com

Sustainability
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palm_oil

Bio fuel and soaps are big drivers of production, which are more difficult to identify in the purchasing chain.

If you are an orang you are probably more concerned at the loss of your home than what it is going to be ultimately used for.

08-19-2008, 02:04 AM	#12
R.B. Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 1,843	Hi all, Morgan can you be more specific in your question and why you want to include palm oil. Complicated as ever. In my post I suggested including a little coconut - I made no comment on palm oil. There are two sorts of palm oil, palm kernel and palm oil. Palm kernel oil has a very different profile from palm oil. Butter and beef fat contains the same mid length fats if in a different mix as palm oil (butter also contains some very short fats). Palm kernel contains shorter fats found in coconut and to a much lesser extent butter. Industrial palm oil/ palm kernel is heavily processed. Moderate amounts of saturates are necessary to health but they have to be looked at in the round from all sources. An imbalance of Omega 3 and 6 is an identified risk for BC see http://her2support.org/vbulletin/sho...ght=greek+diet Sunflower like most common vegetable oils is high in Omega 6. See nutritiondata.com Sustainability http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palm_oil Bio fuel and soaps are big drivers of production, which are more difficult to identify in the purchasing chain. If you are an orang you are probably more concerned at the loss of your home than what it is going to be ultimately used for. Last edited by R.B.; 08-19-2008 at 02:10 AM..