Really Wanted to Say Something to the Woman with the Costco Sized Vegetable Oil in Her Cart

#61

Thank you for letting me know. It is amazing but many people do not realize that there is a question about vegetable oil and they should research it and decide whether it is something they want to use. Part of the problem is that it is in so many prepared foods and you have no idea until you start reading labels

(Maureen S Lucas) #62

I have been keto for over 5 months. I use the good oils for myself. However my profession was a cake decorator…so if i make baked goods to sell, I use the other oils. Do t want to waste my good money on others who.dont care and will eat the junk.

(Diana ) #63

While the subject is oils, sort of, should we have a discussion about olive oil, or has that been hashed out previously? Specifically, which oils are olive oil and which are make-believe olive oil?

(Carissa JB) #64

I would trust the well known brands of olive oil as long as it claims to have olive oil as the only ingredient. You have to check the labels to see that it isn’t blended with other oils. (a nasty trick of bargain oils)

#65

I think she’s referring to the fake oilive oil coming out of Europe. I know Bertolli has been busted for selling adulterated oil.

The simple solution is to buy only American olive oil if you live in the USA. I only use California Olive Ranch “Everyday” extra virgin olive oil. They have other varieties but I’ve never tried them.

(Running from stupidity) #66

Because of more ethical business practices, or something?

(Bruce) #67

:rofl::rofl::rofl:

#68

In context of the quote above citing California Olive Ranch as the poster’s preferred brand, yes. This brand is well regarded as legit. Other brands, perhaps not, so I can’t comment on those. But I’ve done a fair amount of olive oil research (on fakes, etc.) and this brand is near the top.

(Running from stupidity) #69

That’s not what it really said, but OK.

(Carissa JB) #70

I checked Snopes.com and according to them. The issue with some of the olive oil was that it didn’t meet the EVOO standards.

#71

Sorry. I may have misunderstood you. Here’s what the poster wrote just after the sentence you referenced. This is why I said it was the poster’s preferred brand, which is “California Olive Ranch” ( a name brand). Again, my apologies is I missed something here.

https://californiaoliveranch.com/olive-oil-101/our-olive-oil/

#72

I guess that’s what you call it. Tighter regulations make it harder to get away with adulterating it. There’s been problems with European oils, especially Italian oils, being cut with cheaper oil. It’s very hard to tell without sending it off to a lab. Also the brand I use is rated very high in taste tests, so that’s another reason I go for it.

#73

That is how I thought too. That all are olive oil but some are not EVOO even though they claim to be but none are cottonseed oil for example. Since cooking with EVOO is not recommended I do not worry about it. I try to cook only with extra light olive oil but prefer avocado or coconut or butter

I believe there is a certified california oil association

#74

Here is an interesting list

http://drcate.com/list-of-good-fats-and-oils-versus-bad/