Boilie ingredients: Oil and fat
Ingredients in the library: 3 · Oils and concentrated fat sources
How to use them in boilies
Oils add energy, carry flavour and create a slick on the water. Fish oils such as salmon and cod liver oil are strongly attractive to carp; vegetable oils are cheaper and more neutral.
Oils are dosed in millilitres per kilo of dry mix, typically 5 to 20 ml. In cold water oils thicken and carp feed less, so keep the dose low or use a thinner oil in winter. In summer you can raise it. Too much oil makes the paste greasy and hard to roll and the baits slow to dry.
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Questions and answers
Oil and fat: how much goes into a boilie mix?
Doses depend on the ingredient and are measured per kilo of dry mix. Each ingredient page lists the minimum, typical and maximum dose.
Oil and fat: which one has the most protein?
Vegetable oil has the most, at 0 % protein. The cards above compare protein, fat, binding and attraction.
Can I build my own recipe with these ingredients?
Yes. Open the free calculator, add any of these ingredients and the analysis shows nutrition, binding and cost per kilo as you go.
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