This is my favorite category of oil because I get to talk about the basis for the Hamptons Diet - macadamia nut oil. Macadamia nut oil fits in this category, but so do a few other oils. Most are refined, but some, like Australian macadamia nut oil, are not. These oils have very high smoke points and can be used for searing, browning, deep-frying, making tempura and breaded foods, and high-temperature baking. Maria couldn't wait to start her diet. All of her friends had lost weight on my program, and she wanted to be next. She had one little problem - she was afraid to switch to macadamia nut oil. She had always used olive oil and thought it was the most healthful. Besides, she was of Latin heritage and couldn't see making the switch; nothing would taste right.To be perfectly honest, she was a bit of a diva - not only in real life but by profession. I explained that the key to the Hamptons Diet, the reason it works so well, is the perfect health profile of its star ingredient - Australian premium macadamia nut oil. She reluctantly agreed to use it, but mostly because all of her girlfriends had made the switch.Three months, six dress sizes, and thirty pounds later, she couldn't be happier.
This oil contains the highest amount of monounsaturated fats on the market, making it extremely stable; it has a high smoke point and has the perfect fatty-acid ratio of 1:1 that we're striving for.
Like most oils made from nuts, this has a high smoke point and good levels of monounsaturated fats, but it still has a moderate level of polyunsaturates.
This nut oil contains a very high amount of monounsaturated fats, but its polyunsaturated fat content remains a little high, thus making it an unwise choice for your meal.
Palm oil is isolated from the pulp of the oil palm tree, and palm kernel oil is derived from the kernel. They have slightly different fattyacid profiles because of this, but they're both high in saturated fat. Don't fear these oils unless they have been hydrogenated. Because they don't contain significant amounts of monounsaturated fats, however, I don't recommend their use on a regular basis or their inclusion in the Hamptons Diet. For palm oil:
For palm kernel oil:
This is another misunderstood fat. It is derived from the coconut meat. It's not unhealthful unless it has been hydrogenated.Although it's not as good as macadamia nut oil, for many reasons, it isn't as bad as it's made out to be.This oil is rich in saturated fats and contains no appreciable amount of unsaturated fatty acids. It is extremely stable at high temperatures and has a low degree of oxidation. However, most research shows that coconut oil increases cholesterol levels and ratios.
As its name implies, this oil is made from the pits of apricots. Because of that, it has a high smoke point, but the fatty-acid ratio is not conducive to good health.
This oil is made from the outer bran of rice. It has a high smoke point but not much else going for it.
Although the monounsaturated fat content of avocado oil is high, it's still not as high as that of olive or macadamia nut oil. It also has the highest smoke point of any plant oil, and it is my solid second choice for use in the Hamptons Diet.
This is a relatively new man-made invention. It is highly refined canola oil made from a variety of rape seed that has been formulated to produce a different fatty-acid profile. So, although it appears to fit my criteria for a healthful product, you must consider the processing that brought the oil to this state. Nothing this highly processed is ever healthful for you. In my opinion, it's as poisonous as the other canola oils are.
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