acrylamide in fried potatoes

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Mercola.com also has a report on Swedish research showing that frying

potatoes produces a carcinogen called acrylamide. SF has for years been

advocating boiling foods instead of frying.

Ed

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>>>>Mercola.com also has a report on Swedish research showing that frying

potatoes produces a carcinogen called acrylamide. SF has for years been

advocating boiling foods instead of frying.

Ed

--->sigh...true although deep-fat fried french fries had the highest

amounts - i wonder how low-heat potatoes fried in a heavily saturated oil

(CO) compares to all those commercial products they tested that are

typically cooked in high PUFA oils. not sure if the *oil* makes a difference

or not. High PUFA consumption is associated with cancer and is quickly

oxidized, so maybe there IS a difference...(purely conjecture on my part)

My diet contains mostly steamed and boiled veggies (or raw), but these CO

fried hashbrowns are so yummy! but even saturated fats can oxidize which is

why i try to eat any fried/sauteed food in moderation, and never re-use

oils.

Suze Fisher

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From: " Suze Fisher " <s.fisher22@...>

> --->sigh...true although deep-fat fried french fries had the highest

> amounts - i wonder how low-heat potatoes fried in a heavily saturated oil

> (CO) compares to all those commercial products they tested that are

> typically cooked in high PUFA oils. not sure if the *oil* makes a

difference

> or not.

If I remember correctly, dry biscuits had very high levels of acrylamides.

The media played up the deep-fried aspect, of course, but really it seems to

have more to do with starch and high temperatures than anything else. Deep

frying just allows for higher temperatures.

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--- In @y..., " Darmohray " <edarmohray@e...>

wrote:

> Mercola.com also has a report on Swedish research showing that

frying

> potatoes produces a carcinogen called acrylamide. SF has for years

been

> advocating boiling foods instead of frying.

> Ed

Dr. Mercola is not an advocate of ANY potato consumption because he

treats patients that benefit from low carb diets. However the

problem is worse for deep fried potatoes, french fries and potato

chips. Dr. Mercola also advocates a diet that is 50% raw and very

low in grains and root vegetables.