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minus-squareJovialMicrobial@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up0·23 days agoWhat about coconut oil? Or is that one of those weird ones where it depends?
minus-squareIamSparticles@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·23 days agoNope. Coconut oil is really high in saturated fat. It’s bad. The fact that it went through a phase where people were considering it a “healthy” fat had actual nutritionists raging.
minus-squarefutatorius@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up0·23 days agoA little bit to thicken a Thai curry won’t do much harm though. Just don’t use it as your daily cooking fat.
What about coconut oil? Or is that one of those weird ones where it depends?
Not that great apparently
Nope. Coconut oil is really high in saturated fat. It’s bad. The fact that it went through a phase where people were considering it a “healthy” fat had actual nutritionists raging.
A little bit to thicken a Thai curry won’t do much harm though. Just don’t use it as your daily cooking fat.