A reader asks whether the rumors about the superiority of coconut and walnut oil are true. A magic carpet ride back to the land of organic chemistry, what “rancidification” and “smoke point” mean, and the implications for coconut oil on the Nuts page.
Filed under: Q&A, Random Thoughts, Science Tagged: | monounsaturated fat, polyunsaturated fat, rancidification, saturated fat, smoke point, walnut oil
