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Palm Oil’s Infamous Saturated Fat

Palm oil is cholesterol and trans-fat free, but what about saturated fat?

If palm oil is cholesterol-free¹ and trans-fat free², why is it so often condemned?

The fuss, or rather confusion about palm oil is about it being a saturated fat. Saturated fats do ordinarily cause higher LDLs, but palm oil isn’t your ordinary saturated fat because it “lowers blood cholesterol levels compared to other saturated fats, which are high in potent cholesterol-raising myristic acid."³

So, palm oil is cholesterol-free, trans-fat free, lowers LDL and raises HDL⁴, it is the ideal oil for consumption.

¹ G. Chandrashekhar. Palm Oil Is Not A Saturated Fat, Says Scientists. August 12, 2005. Business Line, Internet Edition.

² Understanding heavy-Duty Fry Oils.

³G. Chandrashekhar. Palm Oil Is Not A Saturated Fat, Says Scientists. August 12, 2005. Business Line, Internet Edition.

⁴Advantages of Cooking with Red Palm Oil.

Health, fat, cholesterol, Lipids, saturated fat.

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