I just noticed mayonnaise made with canola oil on my supermarket shelf.
Compared with regular mayo, is it a lot healthier to eat? Just wondering.

"tenplay" > wrote in message
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>I just noticed mayonnaise made with canola oil on my supermarket shelf.
>Compared with regular mayo, is it a lot healthier to eat? Just wondering.


What did the labels say about comparative fat & calorie content?

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tenplay > wrote:

> I just noticed mayonnaise made with canola oil on my supermarket shelf.
> Compared with regular mayo, is it a lot healthier to eat? Just wondering.

Not in my very personal opinion... and it tastes nasty.

I so cannot _stand_ rapeseed oil.
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One time on Usenet, said:

> I just noticed mayonnaise made with canola oil on my supermarket shelf.
> Compared with regular mayo, is it a lot healthier to eat? Just wondering.

Canola oil is higher in monounsaturated fat, one of the "good
fats" than vegetable oil. Olive oil is the highest. Google
"monounsaturated fat" for more information...

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"Omelet" > wrote in message
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> In article >,
> tenplay > wrote:
>
> > I just noticed mayonnaise made with canola oil on my supermarket shelf.
> > Compared with regular mayo, is it a lot healthier to eat? Just
wondering.
>
> Not in my very personal opinion... and it tastes nasty.
>
> I so cannot _stand_ rapeseed oil.
> --
> Peace, Om

Yep, we've talked about this before, Om. I can't stand it either. It
tastes rancid.

kili

"tenplay" > wrote:
>I just noticed mayonnaise made with canola oil on my supermarket shelf.
>Compared with regular mayo, is it a lot healthier to eat? Just wondering.

The overall fat and calories should be essentially the same as standard
mayonnaise. What will be different is the ratio of saturated, monosaturated,
polyunsaturated and linoleic acid fats. Depending on who you want to
believe, canola oil mayonnaise is considered to be healthier compared to
most standard mayonnaise since it has a much higher proportion of
monosaturated fats than other oils, with the exception of olive oil and
safflower oil. See the following chart on compositions of various oils:

http://www.canolainfo.org/images/fatchart_E.jpg

Compare these nutrional labels, from standard and canola oil Hellmanns
mayonnaise:

http://www.mayo.com/xml/NutritionInf...=HELLMANNSREAL
http://www.mayo.com/xml/NutritionInf...ELLMANNSCANOLA

You'll notice that their standard mayonnaise is made using soybean oil. Also
notice on the standard nutritional label, they don't break out the
proportions of unsaturated fats (mono vs. poly). Soybean oil is not one of
the more healthy oils. On the canola oil version, they do break this out.

And as always, just wait for the canola oil fear mongers to start up. I
suggest you look at one of the urban legend web sites to see that these
claims are debunked. Here's the entry on snopes.com:

http://www.snopes.com/medical/toxins/canola.asp

In article >,
"kilikini" > wrote:

> "Omelet" > wrote in message
> news
> > In article >,
> > tenplay > wrote:
> >
> > > I just noticed mayonnaise made with canola oil on my supermarket
> > > shelf. Compared with regular mayo, is it a lot healthier to
> > > eat? Just wondering.
> >
> > Not in my very personal opinion... and it tastes nasty.
> >
> > I so cannot _stand_ rapeseed oil. -- Peace, Om
>
> Yep, we've talked about this before, Om. I can't stand it either.
> It tastes rancid.

Me either.... ick, it smells and tastes awful. My daughter is like a
canola bloodhound. If there's the least bit in something, she can
always tell.

On Tue, 06 Mar 2007 12:11:52 -0800, tenplay > wrote:

>I just noticed mayonnaise made with canola oil on my supermarket shelf.
> Compared with regular mayo, is it a lot healthier to eat? Just wondering.

Consider your stand on canola and go from there. I make my homemade
mayo with canola.

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"wff_ng_7" > wrote:

> And as always, just wait for the canola oil fear mongers to start up. I
> suggest you look at one of the urban legend web sites to see that these
> claims are debunked. Here's the entry on snopes.com:
>
> http://www.snopes.com/medical/toxins/canola.asp

I don't dislike Canola due to the "fear monger" posts.

I dislike Canola because it tastes nasty...

and there are far better oils that are just as healthy and taste better!
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"Omelet" > wrote:
> I don't dislike Canola due to the "fear monger" posts.
>
> I dislike Canola because it tastes nasty...
>
> and there are far better oils that are just as healthy and taste better!

I know different people taste things differently. But to me, canola oil
tastes and smells virtually the same as corn oil and generic vegetable oil
(which is often based on soybeans). The common peanut oils might have a
slight taste, as do the more refined ("light") olive oils. To me, only the
less refined (extra virgin, for example) olive oils have a pronounced taste,
the rest of the common oils are not distinctive. They all smell and taste
like "cooking oil" to me.

Mostly I use olive oil, unless I am using larqe quantities and/or don't want
any taste from the oil. Then I use canola oil. I don't want my pancakes and
waffles tasting of olive oil, for example.

So what is a far better oil (than canola) that is just as healthy and tastes
better? To me, olive oil is the only one that is commonly available and
reasonably priced.

Regarding "tasting nasty", that is a relative thing. Comparatively few
things "taste nasty" to me. They surely taste different, and I have a strong
preference for some things, but not a strong dislike for very many. An
example of something that I have a strong dislike for from the smell
perspective is fish sauce. But when incorporated into something, I like the
taste and the foul odor disappears. I just have to remember to "hold my
nose" while making something with it.

wff_ng_7 said...

> "Omelet" > wrote:
>> I don't dislike Canola due to the "fear monger" posts.
>>
>> I dislike Canola because it tastes nasty...
>>
>> and there are far better oils that are just as healthy and taste
>> better!
>
> I know different people taste things differently. But to me, canola oil
> tastes and smells virtually the same as corn oil and generic vegetable
> oil (which is often based on soybeans). The common peanut oils might
> have a slight taste, as do the more refined ("light") olive oils. To me,
> only the less refined (extra virgin, for example) olive oils have a
> pronounced taste, the rest of the common oils are not distinctive. They
> all smell and taste like "cooking oil" to me.
>
> Mostly I use olive oil, unless I am using larqe quantities and/or don't
> want any taste from the oil. Then I use canola oil. I don't want my
> pancakes and waffles tasting of olive oil, for example.
>
> So what is a far better oil (than canola) that is just as healthy and
> tastes better? To me, olive oil is the only one that is commonly
> available and reasonably priced.
>
> Regarding "tasting nasty", that is a relative thing. Comparatively few
> things "taste nasty" to me. They surely taste different, and I have a
> strong preference for some things, but not a strong dislike for very
> many. An example of something that I have a strong dislike for from the
> smell perspective is fish sauce. But when incorporated into something, I
> like the taste and the foul odor disappears. I just have to remember to
> "hold my nose" while making something with it.


I agree about fish sauce! My Thai chicken satay marinade requires it and
after an overnight marinade, the stench coming from the bag is just horrid
but it grills up delicious.


I use olive oil mainly but canola for pancakes, eggs and the like.

I don't fool with oddball mayos but will use miracle-whip free when
dieting.

Andy

tenplay wrote:
> I just noticed mayonnaise made with canola oil on my supermarket shelf.
> Compared with regular mayo, is it a lot healthier to eat? Just wondering.
I use it and it tastes fine.
I think some people complain that it tastes different somehow but I
doubt these people could tell the difference if given a blindfolded
"coke/pepsi" challenge of the two. ha ha ha ha
Why not just buy it and try it? I think I bought a decent sized jar for
a couple of bucks. Maybe you'll like it.
Anyway, mayonnaise is a lot of empty fat calories so if you care about
maintaining your health I would keep from eating too much of it.
I remember ctahcing a minute or two of one of those shows where they
have to rip down a wall and remove a door from a house to get some fat
disgusting mess into an ambulance. That guy ate a lot of mayonnaise.
*shudder*

One time on Usenet, "wff_ng_7" > said:
> "Omelet" > wrote:
> > I don't dislike Canola due to the "fear monger" posts.
> >
> > I dislike Canola because it tastes nasty...
> >
> > and there are far better oils that are just as healthy and taste better!
>
> I know different people taste things differently. But to me, canola oil
> tastes and smells virtually the same as corn oil and generic vegetable oil
> (which is often based on soybeans). The common peanut oils might have a
> slight taste, as do the more refined ("light") olive oils. To me, only the
> less refined (extra virgin, for example) olive oils have a pronounced taste,
> the rest of the common oils are not distinctive. They all smell and taste
> like "cooking oil" to me.

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I hate to be a "mee too!1!", but I agree with you... :-)

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