Robind99 Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 When I started my whole30 I sent an email to a favorite restaurant about their dressings and they also mentioned that their fries are fried in " a very refined peanut oil " . I'd like to occasionally indulge and am planning to try them on the day I reintroduce peanuts (in the form of this oil and some peanut butter). My question is, does "refining" the peanut oil really make it any "better" than plan peanut oil? Today is day 31 and since I've missed dairy the most, I'm trying some today. Had a couple of teaspoons of cheese in my eggs, going to have a piece of cheese on my burger at lunch and some mashed potatoes when we go out to dinner tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmcbn Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 Refining means that the product has been processed in some way - either to remove colour or taste or smell.Refined coconut oil, for instance, does not taste of coconut. This requires bleaching & deodorizing. An unrefined peanut oil is more likely to cause an allergic reaction than a refined one, because the refined one has had the allergic protein compound removed during the refining process.It is a legal obligation throughout the EU (& I'd assume the States) to declare whether peanut oil has been refined or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Tom Denham Posted August 7, 2015 Moderators Share Posted August 7, 2015 As far as the Whole30 is concerned, it does not matter whether peanut oil is refined or not. While refining peanut oil may make it less likely to provoke an allergic reaction, peanuts and peanut oil is banned during a Whole30 because peanuts are a legume and legumes tend to irritate the gut. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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