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Vegetable_oil

Level 2 — Generally safe

Vegetable_Oil is a other additive listed in the FDA food-additive database.

Also: canola oil, soybean oil, corn oil, sunflower oil, rapeseed oil

What the research says

Cargill sells 21 varieties of oils and shortenings — coconut for snack sprays, palm for candies, peanut for deep-frying. Cargill manager Lampert noted that higher fryer temperatures reduce oil absorption but shorten oil lifespan, so manufacturers buy more — 'the hotter the oil, the more oil we sell.' [salt-sugar-fat] Cargill sells 21 varieties of oils and shortenings — coconut for snack sprays, palm for candies, peanut for deep-frying. Cargill manager Lampert noted that higher fryer temperatures reduce oil absorption but shorten oil lifespan, so manufacturers buy more — 'the hotter the oil, the more oil we sell.'

Regulatory status

  • Notes: From enrichment source only, not in Winter Dictionary

Sources

  • Salt Sugar Fat (Moss) — Chapter 7 (That Gooey, Sticky Mouthfeel): There was no bliss point, or break point, for fat... if there was a break point, it was somewhere beyond heavy cream