greg - canola vs olive oil (was: Can anyone tell me about HBP drugs other than Lasix?)

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Greg Watson wrote:

 

> 11) Reduction in ALL veggie oils except non trans canola.

> 1

 

Greg,

I realize I'm showing my ignorance here, but what exactly is canola made from,

and why is it better than olive oil?

Also, I thought Mediterranean people had lots of olive oil in their diets. I'm

wary of canola oil, but fer no good

reason...

 

Also, is canned tunafish packed in water a good source of EFA?

 

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Mindy

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" Mindy Behymer " <mindy

 

Saturday, November 17, 2001 8:01 AM

greg - canola vs olive oil (was: Can anyone tell me about

HBP drugs other than Lasix?)

 

 

> Greg,

> I realize I'm showing my ignorance here, but what exactly is canola made

from, and why is it better than olive oil?

> Also, I thought Mediterranean people had lots of olive oil in their diets.

I'm wary of canola oil, but fer no good

> reason...

 

Canola has less saturated and much more Omega 3 LNA. For those who don't like

fish or Omega 3 capsules it is a

acceptable (better than nothing) source of Omega 3 LNA. The Canola we use has

almost no tans fats (< 0.5 %), reduced

Omega 6 LA and more Omega 3 LNA.

 

We use extra virgin olive for taste, on salads and for dipping bread into then

into Dukka. Delicious!

 

Here is a good visual chart of various oils:

http://www.freshhempfoods.com/nutrition/comp-table.html

 

> Also, is canned tunafish packed in water a good source of EFA?

 

Yes and no. Depends on the kind of tuna. Use the USDA online database to

compare various tunas:

http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/cgi-bin/nut_search.pl

 

Type in tuna then select what you want to see an analysis of. By selecting 100

g as the sample size, the numbers relate

to %.

 

Greg