In a message dated 9/26/02 9:23:04 AM, [log in to unmask] writes:

>Anyone know if it's better to buy it in clear glass (does light
>exposure affect the fatty acids?) or cans

Light can affect fatty acids -- especially polyunsaturated fats that are
prone to rancidity. According to Mary Enig in Know Your Fats -- goose fat is
56% monounsaturated fat(oleic), 22 palmitic (saturated), 3 % palmitoleic
acid, 6 % steric acid, 10% linoleic acid and less than 1% of both linolenic
and myristic acids. Thus it should be quite a stable fat -- since the
majority of fatty acids are monos or saturates. Personally I would favor the
glass especially if the can is aluminum lined; also I feel that things keep
better in glass.

Namaste, Liz
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