Olive oil Congealing

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Okay ya'll-

My Cold Pressed Olive Oil is congealing if I put it in my Frig.

What did I do wrong?

Thanks!

Dianne

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> My Cold Pressed Olive Oil is congealing if I put it in my Frig.

> What did I do wrong?

Nothing!

All liquids become solid on certain temperature.

Oils too.

Oils that contains very much of Omega 3 Alpha Linolenic Acid (LNA)may

stay liquid on the 0 C, temperature when water freezes.

Flax seed oil can be very rich on LNA and because of that may stay

liquid on -4 C.

Omega 3 Alpha Linolenic Acid (LNA) and Omega 6 Linoleic Acid

are Essential Fatty Acids (EFAs) - are the building bricks of our

health, of our cells, of our brain, ...

You have some amount of fat in most cells of your body, and those

fats have been produced from EFAs. EFAs are polyunsaturated fatty

acids.

Other oils that may stay liquid on 0 C are Safflower oil, hemp oil,

sunflower oil, walnut oil, ...

Those oils should always be kept refrigirated or frozen.

Oils that contains a lot of monounsaturated fatty acids may become

partialy or totally congealed (half hard) if refrigerated on 0 - 3 C.

Sesam oil can get partialy congealed, olive oil can get partialy

congealed.

Sesam oil and olive oil can survive long time on room temperature.

Sesam oil and olive oil can be used in cooking, because they are most

stable, and exposure to 100 C for short time may not harm them.

Those oils are most stable cold pressed oils.

They doeasn't contain a lot of EFAs, they conatin more of

monounsaturated fatty acids.

Even if partialy congealed, oil gets quickly liquid, if poured over

foods or sallads.

Hope this helps.

Agnes

[Guest guest]

Nothing. Take it out for a while and it will un-congeal.

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