Algae cooking oil has just a quarter of the saturated fat found in olive oil and is higher in heart-healthy monounsaturated fat than other popular cooking oils, according to Algae Cooking Club, which uses testing data from Anresco Laboratories and Analytical Resource Laboratories. Other oils, including olive oil, also contain the beneficial monounsaturated fats along with antioxidants, says Joseph Profaci, executive director of the North American Olive Oil Association, a trade group. Algae cooking oil remains a niche product for now. In 2015, it began selling an algae cooking oil called Thrive. The lower-priced oil blends algae oil with sunflower oil expressed from a high-oleic breed of sunflowers, which Wolfson says also offers beneficial monounsaturated fat while keeping costs down.

Source: Wall Street Journal July 24, 2024 03:41 UTC