date:Feb 18, 2013
als. The idea behind so-called cold pressed oils is that they are healthier and have more of their nutrients intact as a result of not being heated. But according to Dr. Udo Erasmus, author of the book Fats That Heal, Fats That Kill, many cooking oils labeled as cold pressed have actually been cooked or treated with toxic solvent chemicals like hexane, rendering them potentially toxic.
The best and safest cooking oils, he says, are those that are expeller pressed using low temperatures, and pre