Tuesday, November 30, 2010
Interesting discovery
In 2006 I found out (the hard way) that I had become allergic to nuts. This was a sad day for me since I LOVED peanut butter by the spoonful. This allergy has on occasion stopped me from eating at places because they use peanut oil. Recently a Chick-fil-A opened in our town, after Dad H took us to try a chicken sandwich with him we decided we were excited for this....it really is a dang good sandwich! Back to my interesting discovery, when the restaurant opened in town we had a drug rep bring lunch to our office but it was stated I couldn't eat anything because they use peanut oil for cooking. This was most interesting to me because I had eaten there before & not had a problem. I finally remembered to do some research online to see if they truly use peanut oil, it is stated on their website they use only peanut oil in their cooking :(. This made my what-the meter go off since I have eaten there without airway restriction from the peanuts & an ER visit. Further into their website it explains that the way the oil is processed & cooked removes the protein, which is the cause for an allergic reaction, so most people with allergies (even severe) can eat there with no problem. Isn't that interesting! Since I have eaten there & lived to tell with out the aid of epinephrine I am going to have to agree with them. I am not saying this is true for everyone, if you have a peanut allergy don't take my word talk to your doctor, but I am pretty excited I can eat at Chick-fil-A. Now if the line would stop being so long so I could!
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
6 comments:
I love Chick-fil-a. So glad you can eat there with me!
It's the same thing with soybean oil! We used it over the summer and technically wouldn't have to declare it as an allergen (we did anyway just to be safe) but the soybean oil manufacturer said that it's not a soybean allergen, interesting stuff! Yay for being able to eat places! :) (there's your nerdy food-sciency comment. heh heh)
So does this mean you can eat other places that cookin peanut oil? Did you just discover a whole new eating out category?
Peanut oil is a really good one to fry in because of a high smoke point (doesn't burn easily) and very neutral flavor. And you're exactly right--the allergens are in the protein, which is removed in the refining process. You should watch out for organic peanut oils or cold pressed peanut oils, which are pricier and don't remove all the proteins. But your standard cheap-o gallon jug of peanut oil is probably safe. yay!
We Love Chick-fil-a. I didn't know they cook the food in Peanut Oil. Crazy. but we are glad you get to enjoy it. Because it is yummy!
"What-the meter"
Classic Em. I love it. Congrats on your discovery!
Post a Comment