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hexane

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An industrial-grade chemical solvent used to extract oils from seeds in food processing

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Peter Attia Lane

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Peter Attia mentioned ✓ High confidence
"I'm not going to be able to get all the hexane off this molecule, and I needed to use hexane to extract it, right?"
From: Is Industrial Processing the Real Problem With Seed Oils? | Layne Norton, Ph.D. • ▶ 1:00 • Jan 2026

Attribution: Peter Attia mentions hexane as part of discussing industrial processing of seed oils

Lane mentioned ✓ High confidence
"They take these seeds, they wash them with hexane. Why hexane? Well, hexane is a non-polar solvent."
From: 380 ‒ The seed oil debate: are they uniquely harmful relative to other dietary fats? • ▶ 1:47:44 • Jan 2026

Attribution: Lane explains the industrial process of using hexane to extract oils from seeds