Toxic Aldehydes Detected in Reheated Oil (2 of 2) (VIDEO)

Spanish Foundation for Science and Technology

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Researchers from the University of the Basque Country have been the first to discover the presence of certain aldehydes in food, which are believed to be related to some neurodegenerative diseases and some types of cancer. At frying temperature, sunflower oil produces more harmful compounds than olive oil.

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