What Vegetables Go Into Vegetable Oil?

Mostly soybeans.

If Corn on the Cob Is So Low in Fat, Where Does Corn Oil Come From?

It’s a big fat mystery.

Is Soy Lecithin Bad for You?

And what is it, anyway?

FWIW, the chemical generally used in the production of pomace oil is hexane. The oil has a rather high smoke point and a neutral flavor so it is used in some commercial kitchens as a cheap sauteeing oil.

its more confusing than even that. Apparenly the shoyu and tamari names were switched around for a time in the us due to a marketing issue, and some brewed sauces are processed with hexane. Link: http://www

To politely disagree: The problem with pomace is that the oil is extracted using the industrial solvent hexane, a process that removes many of the healthful properties of olive oil. The smoke point of EVOO is 406 degrees F and for...

) with the double bond in the C6 rather than the C9 position. This can be converted to hexane-1,6-dioic (adipic) acid through oxidative ozonolysis. Adipic acid, in turn, can be used over a wider heat range for the manufacture of...

Hey, somebody with a food science background! Hate to be so blatant about pumping you for info, but... What’s the difference between Z-3-hexanal and Z-3-dexenal? Hexane I know what is – dexane, not so much. Z-3-hexenal...

it quickly. Then you will have to leave it to dry again and re-season it. But that’s OK at first. Don’t use sprays, they contain hexane gas, which is a very powerful solvent, and please don’t mention hexane in a...

There is very little in the way of scientific, peer reviewed research that attacks soy. Of the little that does exist, there are a couple studies that raise the possibility of a correlation between isolated soy protein (processed...