safflower oil or soybean oil?

[young guns]

real mayo is made of soybean oil and egg yolks, among some other stuff, but i've also heard of safflower mayo.

both soybean and safflower oils are high omega-6 content right? and which is better in terms of the other fatty acids - omega-3, omega-9, monounsaturates?

so basically, which mayo is better?

 

[anthrax]

none of them

either you do your own mayo

or try to find a mayo with olive oil and/or canola oil

you don't need omega 6s
omega 3s are what you're looking for

 

[ZKaudio]

you don't need omega 6s
omega 3s are what you're looking for

not 100% true. Omega 6's are also vital, still an EFA therefore not synthesizable by the body. I will agree with you on the point at hand... for fitness goals... just remember where you're going for your 2:1 ratio.

 

[young guns]

well aside from making my own mayo, do you know of any where to get olive oil or canola oil mayo?

 

[ZKaudio]

Trader Joes or any other health conscious grocer should carry it.

 

[obiwan9962]

any omega oil is better than a saturated fat
quit quibbling fine lines
you can get lots of omega3 elsewhere
mayo is da bomb

 

[mrzap]

I like safflower mayo. I get mine from "Whole Foods". They also carry canola mayo, but I would rather safflower. Safflower is also a good source of vitamin E.

 

[young guns]

I like safflower mayo. I get mine from "Whole Foods". They also carry canola mayo, but I would rather safflower. Safflower is also a good source of vitamin E.

do you prefer safflower for the taste? the canola mayo sounds like a good option since canola has higher monounsaturated content and less omega-6. although i'd like to find some olive oil mayo for the monounsaturates, but for some reason i don't think it'd taste all that great.