Jonny Bowden, Ph.D., C.N.S.
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 Though palm oil is about half saturated fat—not necessarily a bad thing in this case—it is also about 40 percent monounsaturated fat. palm oil comes from the flesh of the palm fruit of a tree native to the tropical areas of Africa, where it grows wild. The reason it's red is that it contains a high concentration of carotenes. (In nontropical climates where the weather is cooler, the oil tends to be orange.)
Palm Oil Contains Potent Antioxidants and Heart-Healthy Nutrients
Palm oil contains natural antioxidants, specifically members of the vitamin E family. |
| Though I can't absolutely document this, responsible sources tell me that virgin palm oil is one of the richest natural plant sources of carotenoids, with fifteen times more than carrots and 300 times more than tomatoes. In any case, no other vegetable oil contains carotenoids in such significant quantities.
Palm oil has a distinct, amazingly rich flavor, and is popping up at more and more natural food stores. One company I really trust that makes a great product is Tropical Traditions (www.tropical-traditions.com). Tropical Traditions palm oil is made in West Africa and is certified organic. |
| What's important here is that the tocotrienols are potent antioxidants and heart-healthy nutrients, and they are abundantly found in palm oil extracted from palm fruits.
Palm oil is believed to have a very high concentration of carotenoids, which is what gives it the distinctive red coloring. Though I can't absolutely document this, responsible sources tell me that virgin palm oil is one of the richest natural plant sources of carotenoids, with fifteen times more than carrots and 300 times more than tomatoes. |
| Nonhydrogenated, in its natural, "virgin" state, palm oil contains absolutely no trans fats. Though palm oil is about half saturated fat—not necessarily a bad thing in this case—it is also about 40 percent monounsaturated fat. palm oil comes from the flesh of the palm fruit of a tree native to the tropical areas of Africa, where it grows wild. The reason it's red is that it contains a high concentration of carotenes. (In nontropical climates where the weather is cooler, the oil tends to be orange. |
Gabriel Cousens
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 Brown Rice in Palm Oil
4 cups water
2 cups brown rice
1 tablespoon red palm oil
1 garlic clove, minced (optional)
1 tablespoon cumin, ground A teaspoon cayenne (to taste)
1 teaspoon salt
In a pot, saute garlic in palm oil for 2 minutes on medium heat. Add spices and water, and bring to boil. Add rice. Cook with no lid on medium heat until water bubbles through top of rice. Then cover and steam rice on low until water is absorbed, around 25 minutes. Serves 4. |
Ben-Erik van Wyk
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 The oil is extracted in mechanical presses. Uses & properties palm oil is used mainly to make margarine, cooking oil, snack foods, soap and candles. Palm kernel oil is used in confectionery, ice cream and margarine (also as replacement for cocoa butter). Nutritional value In rural areas, unprocessed palm oil is highly nutritious, as it is rich in beta-carotene. palm oil contains equal proportions of unsaturated and saturated fatty acids, while palm kernel oil is completely saturated. notes Minor food products include palm wine and palm hearts. |
by Michael Murray, N.D. and Joseph Pizzorno, N.D.
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| Good supplemental forms of mixed carotenes include palm oil carotene products, algal products, carrot oil, and the various "green drinks" on the market, such as dehydrated barley greens and wheat grass.
In regard to carotene supplements, there are five primary sources on the market:
• Synthetic all-trans beta-carotene
• Beta- and alpha-carotene from Dunaliella algae
• Mixed carotenes from palm oil
• Lutein
• Lycopene
Of the three sources of beta-carotene, mixed carotenes from palm oil carotenes seem to be the best form as they more closely mirror the pattern in high-carotene foods. |
Jonny Bowden, Ph.D., C.N.S.
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| Tropical Traditions palm oil is made in West Africa and is certified organic.
WORTH KNOWING even though virgin palm oil has a high smoke point (about 4500 f.), the longer you use it at high heat the more you will destroy the natural antioxidants. if you're frying with it, definitely don't reuse it.
Sesame Oil
(unrefined, cold pressed, organic)
The introduction to this section on page 297 was a result of my internal debate over whether or not to include sesame oil in this book. Sesame oil has a lot to recommend it—but it's very high in omega-6s. |
Bruce Fife and Jon J. Kabara
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 Palm and palm kernel oil are two different oils that come from the same species of tree, one from the seed and the other from the husk surrounding the seed. palm oil is obtained from the husk by steaming, heating, or pressing. Unlike other tropical oils, palm oil has only a small amount of MCFA. Palm kernel oil is extracted from the seed. The seed kernel is only an inch or so in diameter and resembles a miniature coconut. The appearance of the two oils is quite different. palm oil has a deep orange-red color which is due to the high concentration of beta-carotene and other carotenoids. |
Dianne Onstad
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 Health Benefits
Unrefined palm oil is among the richest sources of beta carotene (three hundred times that of tomatoes and fifteen times that of carrots). It also has a high content of vitamin E (both tocopherol and tocotrienol), which helps retard oxidation, making it a naturally stable oil. However, since all palm oil used in the Western world is highly refined (crude palm oil has a reddish-brown color, which most consumers would probably reject), most of these vital nutrients are destroyed. |
Tori Hudson, N.D.
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 Diets that are high in cholesterol and saturated fats (beef, pork, lamb, butter, cheese, palm oil, coconut oil) contribute to poor lipid ratios and elevated cholesterol. Lowering the cholesterol in the diet will lower the blood cholesterol in most individuals.59
Essential Fatty Acids. The body can make most of the fatty acids it needs from the carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen provided by food. These have been arbitrarily classified as nonessential fatty acids. (This is a most unfortunate classification. |
Andreas Moritz
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 Avoid foods with excess fat in them such as meat (especially liver and fatty meat), egg yolks, whole milk, cream, butter, shortening, lard, pastries, cakes, cookies, gravy, peanut butter, chocolate, olives, potato chips, coconut, cheese (other than cottage cheese), coconut oil, palm oil, and fried foods. How many patients receive such dietary advice from their doctor or even stick to it? Please see Chapter 14 about the damaging side effects that arise from being on a prolonged low-fat diet or light-food diet.
But Doesn't Aspirin Protect Against Heart Disease? |
Patrick Quillin, PhD,RD,CNS
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 While some nutritionists campaign against the use of palm oil, since it has a higher content of saturated fats than soy or corn oil, the data actually shows that palm oil may LOWER the risk for heart disease, since it is rich in tocotrienols which are potent antioxidants that protect the blood vessel walls.85 palm oil is the second largest volume of vegetable oil produced in the world.
Tocotrienols are very similar in structure to tocopherols, which is vitamin E. palm oil and rice bran are the richest sources of tocotrienols. |
Dr. Steve Blake
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 The tocotrienol form of vitamin E may be the correct choice for this type of topical application. palm oil is a rich source of tocotrienols.
Natural alpha-tocotrienol as RRR alpha-tocotrienol
CH,
Tocotrienols have double bonds here
Natural alpha-tocopherol as RRR alpha-tocopherol
H3C CH
Tocopherols have single bonds here
Figure 5-2 Tocopherols and tocotrienols.
Antioxidant Activity
The main role of vitamin E is as an antioxidant to neutralize free radicals in cell membranes, in mitochondrial membranes, and in LDL. |
Mark Lynas
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 Much of this will come from biodiesel, and a major feedstock for this is palm oil grown on plantations in Indonesia and Malaysia. These plantations have been responsible for disastrous clear-cutting of the fast-declining natural tropical forests, destroying the habitat of rare species like the orangutan and causing major additional carbon releases through the burning of wood and underlying peat. In bad burning years, these Asian forest fires are the greatest single cause of greenhouse gas emissions apart from fossil fuel use. |
Bill Sardi
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 When the cells are provided iron or saturated fat (palmitic acid- a ource of saturated fat commonly found in palm oil), there is only a slight drop in ATP cell energy. But when iron and saturated fats together are administered, the ATP cell energy is cut in half. This is troublesome because a characteristic of cancer cells is low ATP levels in the mitochondria. |
Mark Lynas
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| It does not therefore require much imagination to understand why 'deforestation diesel' almost certainly has a worse impact on global warming than its conventional mineral counterpart: estimates have suggested that biodiesel based on palm oil feedstock can be ten times more carbon-intensive than fossil fuels.
If we leave biofuels and nuclear out of any prospective energy portfolio because of their obvious drawbacks, we can still get our seven wedges in other ways. We need to halve the distances people drive each year, and we need to double vehicle fuel economy. |
Ben-Erik van Wyk
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| Nutritional value In rural areas, unprocessed palm oil is highly nutritious, as it is rich in beta-carotene. palm oil contains equal proportions of unsaturated and saturated fatty acids, while palm kernel oil is completely saturated. notes Minor food products include palm wine and palm hearts.
Eleocharis dulcis
Chinese water chestnut
Chinese water chestnut plant
Canned Chinese water chestnuts
Description An aquatic plant with a tuft of slender, tubular leaves arising from a rounded tuber or corm that grows below the mud surface. |
Hyla Cass, M.D.
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 Naturally found in palm oil and available as a supplement, research suggests that tocotrienols are the most potent antioxidants in the vitamin E family. They also show promise for cancer prevention, especially for breast and skin cancer. Studies have found that they can bring down LDL cholesterol counts through the same mechanism as statins, and that they protect the heart.
Dose: Take 100 mg per day of tocotrienols. This dose is fine to take in addition to the tocopherol form of vitamin E that's usually found in multivitamins. |
Tori Hudson, N.D.
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| Diets that are high in cholesterol and saturated fats (beef, pork, lamb, butter, cheese, palm oil, and coconut oil) contribute to poor fat ratios and elevated cholesterol. Even though total fat intake should be reduced, switching from saturared fats to vegetable oils will lower total cholesterol levels. Olive oil is your best choice for salads and cooking.
Increasing fiber in the diet with whole grains, fruits, vegetables, and legumes is the optimal high-fiber diet. Soluble fiber such as the pectin in apples or oat bran has the most consistent beneficial effect on cholesterol levels. |
Hyla Cass
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| Naturally found in palm oil and available as a supplement, research suggests that tocotrienols are the most potent antioxidants in the vitamin E family. They also show promise for cancer prevention, especially for breast and skin cancer. Studies have found that they can bring down LDL cholesterol counts through the same mechanism as statins, and that they protect the heart.
Dose: Take 100 mg per day of tocotrienols. This dose is fine to take in addition to the tocopherol form of vitamin E that's usually found in multivitamins. |
Ben-Erik van Wyk
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| Nutritional value In rural areas, unprocessed palm oil is highly nutritious, as it is rich in beta-carotene. palm oil contains equal proportions of unsaturated and saturated fatty acids, while palm kernel oil is completely saturated. notes Minor food products include palm wine and palm hearts.
Eleocharis dulcis
Chinese water chestnut
Chinese water chestnut plant
Canned Chinese water chestnuts
Description An aquatic plant with a tuft of slender, tubular leaves arising from a rounded tuber or corm that grows below the mud surface. |
Thomson Healthcare, Inc.
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 Indian Medicine: Coconut palm oil is used for dysuria, coughs, bronchitis, and to stop hair from turning gray. precautions and adverse reactions
No health hazards are known in conjunction with the use of the drug as a food or as a pharmaceutical vehicle or raw substance (including its use in the extraction of short- and medium-chained fatty acids and in the manufacture of soaps and solubilizing agents). dosage
Mode of Administration: Preparations are intended for internal and external use.
Storage: Protect from light in tightly sealed containers at a maximum temperature of 25° C. |
by Michael Murray, N.D. and Joseph Pizzorno, N.D.
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| In regard to carotene supplements, there are five primary sources on the market:
• Synthetic all-trans beta-carotene
• Beta- and alpha-carotene from Dunaliella algae
• Mixed carotenes from palm oil
• Lutein
• Lycopene
Of the three sources of beta-carotene, mixed carotenes from palm oil carotenes seem to be the best form as they more closely mirror the pattern in high-carotene foods. |
Sophie D. Coe and Michael D. Coe
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 But where cacao butter would have a natural place, such as in milk chocolates, instead of adding it during the conching or earlier steps in the process, large-scale manufacturers prefer to substitute cheap vegetable fats such as lecithin and palm oil. This is the usual practice with "summer" coatings—confectionery coatings used in budget or medium-priced boxed chocolates; such coatings are easier to work with because of their low viscosity, and they do not have to be tempered, but they have an inferior, watered-down flavor. |
Patrick Quillin, PhD,RD,CNS
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| While some nutritionists campaign against the use of palm oil, since it has a higher content of saturated fats than soy or corn oil, the data actually shows that palm oil may LOWER the risk for heart disease, since it is rich in tocotrienols which are potent antioxidants that protect the blood vessel walls.85 palm oil is the second largest volume of vegetable oil produced in the world.
Tocotrienols are very similar in structure to tocopherols, which is vitamin E. palm oil and rice bran are the richest sources of tocotrienols. |
Tori Hudson, N.D.
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| Most of our saturated fats come from animal products, although a few are from vegetable sources such as palm oil or coconut oil. Animal foods to reduce or avoid that contain saturated fat include beef, pork, lamb, and even chicken and turkey. Even though chicken and turkey are lower in saturated fat, they are actually higher in arachidonic acid than red meats.
Salt can be another aggravating factor for women with menstrual cramps. Too much dietary salt can increase fluid retention and worsen bloating that contributes to the congestive symptoms of menstrual cramps. |
Brenda Watson and Leonard Smith
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 The creamy white filling is made mostly from partially hydrogenated vegetable oil and/or beef fat; polysorbate 60 is added to it, which is a gooey substance derived from corn, palm oil, and petroleum that helps replace cream and eggs at a fraction of the cost. Cellulose gum gives the filling a smooth, slippery feel. To get that vanilla flavor, they create it artificially in petrochemical plants. |
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