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Ω-6 NUT OIL

Walnut oil

What it is

Pressed walnut oil with an omega-3 halo — sold as the heart-healthy nut oil, used cold.

Why your biology objects

The halo misleads: walnut oil is majority linoleic acid (~50–55%) with only ~10–14% ALA, so it's a high-omega-6 oil first and an omega-3 oil second. Highly oxidation-prone, cold-use only — don't treat it as safe just because it's a nut. (Whole walnuts, fats protected inside fibre, are a different food.)

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