对芥花籽油的健康担忧是没有根据的。芥花籽油从芥花植物的种子中提取，通常被美国食品药品监督管理局认为是安全的。
关于芥花籽油的错误信息可能源于芥花植物是通过与油菜杂交而来的。菜籽油含有非常多的芥酸，芥酸是一种大量食用对人体有毒的化合物。而芥花籽油含有非常少的芥酸。
芥花籽油的饱和脂肪含量也很低，而且单不饱和脂肪的比例很高，这使得它成为健康和安全的食用油选择。
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