berationalhereplz

berationalhereplz t1_j1souhv wrote

Yes the palm oil is rich in oleic, linoleic, etc. but fully hydrogenated palm oil (e.g., stearine) should not show oxidation due to the lack of double bonds.

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berationalhereplz t1_j1sjfg0 wrote

The point I’m making is that you need all 3, whereas coconut oil only has 1. Yes, being capric and caprylic vs linoleic, linolenyl, or ricinoleic acid esters would indeed preclude oxidation. But you can get this from basically any hydrogenated oil, be it palm oil or soybean oil.

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berationalhereplz t1_j1rplqq wrote

But products contain fats, carbs, and proteins- everything that a bacterium needs to grow. Coconut oil is just mono-, di-, and triglycerides of caprylic and capric acid so unlikely that anything could grow on that.

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berationalhereplz t1_j1roqnq wrote

The percentage of these compounds by mass of the plant is usually very very small, as it is, they are extremely expensive (maybe ~100-1000 times more expensive) to purchase. So to make it economical you would need tons and tons of land and tons and tons of water.

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