Roasted Peanut Gives Me Energy. Is PUFA In It Essentially Bad?

[Astolfo]

Also, I love the taste of it. I know pufa is bad but how bad is it if taken from natural sources?

 

[milkboi]

It doesn't matter if it's natural or not. Only the quantities of PUFA matter. If the peanuts are roasted, a lot of the PUFA will already be oxidized. I don't know if that's better than unoxidized PUFA or not, in my book both are really bad. Also peanuts come with lots of other toxins that I wouldn't want to ingest.

It is said around here that PUFA can increase energy short-term, but that is due to its excitatory action, which in excess will destroy your cells.

 

[Occidencel]

Coming from a peanut butter enthusiast-

There are some weird brands of pb that specifically grow them to have mostly monounsaturated fats. The one I’m thinking of I remember had only 1 gram of pufa per serving, according to its label. This is against 12ish grams of mono and 2g sfas i believe.

I too love the taste of peanuts, especially dry-roasted and salted. I avoid nuts day to day but if I come across them in the wild I will indulge. Don’t be a total nut, its not the end of the world to eat a few peanuts.