Monday, May 17, 2010

Why are sunflower seeds roasted in cottonseed oil?

Don't they know about sunflower oil? You don't fry bacon in sheep lard.

Why are sunflower seeds roasted in cottonseed oil?
Roasting sunflower seeds in sunflower oil. It sounds cannibalistic.





The real reason is that cottonseed oil is cheap.
Reply:That's funny! But it might be that cottonseed oil is healthier. I'm not sure.
Reply:Sunflower seeds are roasted in cottonseed oil because cottonseed oil is cheap, cheap stuff, basically a by-product of cotton-making.





Sometimes you find peanuts that are not roasted in peanut oil either--same difference--the manufacturer found something cheaper to use.
Reply:It's just another part of the conspiracy!
Reply:I'm not really sure. Perhaps cottonseed yields more oil than sunflower oil so it's cheaper?





Either way, I don't use sunflower or cottonseed oil. They weren't grown as a food crop, so they have insecticides and chemicals in them. I use olive, peanut, corn, or canola oil.


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