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Title: "Enova" oil. About 80-90% Di-Glycerides... Glycerol?
Post by: tbombz on January 29, 2009, 05:45:51 PM
http://www.enovaoil.com/

So is this basically just gycerol ?
Title: Re: "Enova" oil. About 80-90% Di-Glycerides... Glycerol?
Post by: Exal on January 30, 2009, 03:40:44 PM
no glycerol is sugar alcohol, used as the main structure in fatty acids...

do you understand what a di-glyceride is? without looking at wiki
Title: Re: "Enova" oil. About 80-90% Di-Glycerides... Glycerol?
Post by: tbombz on January 30, 2009, 06:26:09 PM
Quote from: Exal on January 30, 2009, 03:40:44 PM
no glycerol is sugar alcohol, used as the main structure in fatty acids...

do you understand what a di-glyceride is? without looking at wiki
no, thats why im asking, have no idea... i googled soem stuff iand i was seeing 'di glyceride' bein attached to 'glycerol'...
Title: Re: "Enova" oil. About 80-90% Di-Glycerides... Glycerol?
Post by: Exal on January 30, 2009, 06:33:34 PM
any kind of glyceride(note the "ide" ending) is a glycerol molecyle that has any kind of alifatic carbon chain bonded to any of it's alcohol groups, it has 3 of those thus the posibility for mono, di and tri- glycerides

edit: most "fats" as we know them have a glycerol skeleton, the whole trans/cis and saturated/mono/polyunsaturated fats craze are about those types of fats

we have 2 other kind of major fats in our bodies, phospholipids that are very important in cellmembranes, and cholesterol, which is the base skeleton for a whole host of hormones, as you probably allready know :)
Title: Re: "Enova" oil. About 80-90% Di-Glycerides... Glycerol?
Post by: tbombz on January 31, 2009, 05:03:16 PM
okay so this product says its somehow 'changing' these fats into di glytcerides, and claiming that because they are di glycerides that they are much harder to be stored as fat.


whats the deal with this
Title: Re: "Enova" oil. About 80-90% Di-Glycerides... Glycerol?
Post by: Exal on February 01, 2009, 08:24:06 AM
they use a enzyme that converts the triglycerides into diglycerides, much like how you guys in the states make processed sugars...

I havn't learned alot about fat metabolism yet, just started my biochemistry course this semester...

But afaik it's bullshit...
Title: Re: "Enova" oil. About 80-90% Di-Glycerides... Glycerol?
Post by: Necrosis on February 01, 2009, 04:44:38 PM
Quote from: Exal on February 01, 2009, 08:24:06 AM
they use a enzyme that converts the triglycerides into diglycerides, much like how you guys in the states make processed sugars...

I havn't learned alot about fat metabolism yet, just started my biochemistry course this semester...

But afaik it's bullshit...

no its not

it increases plasma serotonin pretty significantly to. can see it helping with sleep and mood
Title: Re: "Enova" oil. About 80-90% Di-Glycerides... Glycerol?
Post by: tbombz on February 01, 2009, 09:04:10 PM
Quote from: Necrosis on February 01, 2009, 04:44:38 PM
no its not

it increases plasma serotonin pretty significantly to. can see it helping with sleep and mood
so what do you think about this product ? its in my super market... was picking up some safflower oil and saw it next to the olive oil...