Composition of soybean oil ?

Soybean oil

   Within soybean oil are four phytosterols: stigmasterol, sitosterol, campestrol, and brassicasterol.

   Per 100 grams of soybean oil, there is about 16 grams of saturated fat, 23 grams of monounsaturated fat, and 58 grams of polyunsaturated fat.Of the unsaturated fatty acids, linoleic acid, a type of omega-6 fat, is about 50 percent, while linolenic acid is about seven percent.

   Leading biotech company has come up with soy crops as a response to the growing demand for healthier diets. Its vistive low-linolenic soybeans,for instance, was launched in 2005 and contain only one to three percent linolenic acid. Therefore, according to a professional person, “the oil produced… does not require hydrogenation.”

   Yet another soybean variety it created is the high stearate soybean, which retains the properties of margarine and shortening without hydrogenation. Given the separate issue of GMO safety, I don’t think these are options worth taking.