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Grapeseed oil (cold-pressed)
Grapeseed oil (cold-pressed)
Grapeseed oil (cold-pressed)
What is it:
Cold-pressed grapeseed oil is a type of cooking oil extracted from grape seeds using a mechanical pressing method without the application of added heat or chemical solvents. The production process involves expeller pressing the grape seeds to extract the oil. This gentle cold-pressing technique helps retain the oil’s natural flavors, nutritional qualities, and beneficial compounds. Cold-pressed grapeseed oil has a mild taste and is commonly used as a cooking oil for sautéing, frying, salad dressings, and marinades.
Rating:
Grapeseed oil is rich in antioxidants and polyunsaturated fats and is associated with various health benefits, including reducing inflammation and oxidative stress. Additionally, a study on rats found that grape seed oil may enhance cognition in Alzheimer’s disease. Caution should be used with heating this oil, as it is rich in polyunsaturated fats that may oxidize during cooking and form harmful compounds.
Resources:
- Grape Seed Oil Compounds: Biological and Chemical Actions for Health (review)
- Grape (Vitis vinifera L.) Seed Oil: A Functional Food from the Winemaking Industry (review)
- Fatty acid composition, oxidative stability, antioxidant and antiproliferative properties of selected cold-pressed grape seed oils
- Grape seed oil has cognitive-enhancing activity in rats with Alzheimer’s disease (animal study)
- Impact of Heating Temperature and Fatty Acid Type on the Formation of Lipid Oxidation Products
How we rate ingredients
Health is like a bank account, certain ingredients make a deposit into your health bank, meaning they add to
your health. Certain ingredients withdraw from your health bank. We want health promoting ingredients in our diet. To keep things simple, we rate ingredients on a green, yellow, red scale:
Clean
It is naturally occurring in food and has no harmful effects on the body. It is real food. It is health promoting.
Caution
It goes into one or more of the below categories
- It is not naturally occurring in food but doesn’t have data showing it has a harmful effect on the body (additives like Gellan Gum)
- It is naturally occurring but can have some harmful effects on the body (added sugars, oils, gums etc.)
We Avoid
It is known to have a harmful effect on the body (ex. All food colorings, Natural Flavors, MSG, Potassium bromate, aspartame, artificial flavors)
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