The Claim
Supercritical CO2 extraction, cold pressing, and hexane extraction produce seed oils with statistically indistinguishable fatty acid compositions, indicating no significant difference in the preservation of triglyceride nutritional profiles among the three methods.
What the research says
Roughly balanced
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Supercritical CO2 extraction, cold pressing, and hexane extraction result in seed oils with the same fatty acid profiles, meaning none of these methods changes the core nutritional composition of the triglycerides more than the others.
See the scientific wording
Supercritical CO2 extraction does not significantly alter the fatty acid composition of seed oils compared to cold pressing or hexane extraction, indicating that all three methods preserve the core nutritional profile of triglycerides.
The fatty acids inside seed oil triglycerides are locked in place by strong chemical bonds that do not break under the conditions used in supercritical CO2 extraction, cold pressing, or hexane extraction, so the types and amounts of fatty acids stay the same no matter which method is used.
What the research says
1 studyNo matter if you use supercritical CO2, cold pressing, or hexane to get oil from seeds, the main healthy fats like linoleic and oleic acid stay the same. The study found no meaningful difference in these fats between the methods.
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