Guest guest Posted November 11, 2005 Report Share Posted November 11, 2005 Hi Chris, > Was wondering if anyone knows how well squalene handles > infusions? Does heat affect it? There is not much cut and dry information on the affects of heat but we can make some logical conclusions from some of the facts available. Almost everything known to man is affected by heat .. but it is not always a detrimental effect. Many EO have a content of squalene and they survive temperatures of at least boiling. Logic tells me that squalene will survive heat and cold because the main source of commercial squalene is deep sea shark liver .. and unrefined olive oil is also a good source. Is it still detectable in the olive oil even after cooking? I expect so. Reason for that conclusion is that squalene has a very high melting point (203 degrees Celsius .. or 398 degrees Fahrenheit) and (trivia) a very low coagulation point (-55 degrees Celsius). Water boils at 100 C or 212 F. To give you warm fuzzies .. I found in a piece of very boring research the following statement: " Squalene is an unsaturated hydrocarbon (C30H50) *** its chemical structure *** is very stable against heat and oxidation. " ;-) > Chris Kelly Y'all keep smiling. :-) Butch http://www.AV-AT.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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