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Re:Soybean oil affects hypothalamus, causes genetic changes ... by colechristensen on Thursday February 24, 2022 @04:55PM (#30460839)
Coconut is a seed.
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Re:Soybean oil affects hypothalamus, causes genetic changes ... by WillPostForFood on Friday February 25, 2022 @01:37AM (#30464292)
The coconut is surprisingly complicated, a seed and more.

Botanically speaking, a coconut is a fibrous one-seeded drupe, also known as a dry drupe. However, when using loose definitions, the coconut can be all three: a fruit, a nut, and a seed.

Full article is worth reading:

https://www.loc.gov/everyday-mysteries/item/is-a-coconut-a-f....

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Re:Soybean oil affects hypothalamus, causes genetic changes ... by prvnsmpth on Friday February 25, 2022 @01:16AM (#30464192)
The botanical classification doesn’t matter - coconut oil is primarily saturated fat which is what makes it better for you over the PUFA that comes from seed oils.
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