Cooking Oil Olive Oil
When you walk down the cooking supplies aisle at the grocery store, you
may be a bit surprised and overwhelmed by the selection that is now
available in most markets regarding oils--olive oil, canola oil,
safflower oil and so on. There may be exotic choices, such as sunflower
oil or coconut oil, but also the standard olive and vegetable oils. Read
below to help you understand the benefits of each of these items and
when to use which particular type of oil.
All oils seem to tout different health and cooking benefits, but what
exactly are these benefits? Oils are composed of heart healthy, or good
fats, and artery clogging, or bad fats. Good fats include
monounsaturated fat and polyunsaturated fat, both of which lower total
cholesterol and lower LDL cholesterol, the bad type of cholesterol. Bad
fats include saturated fat and trans fat, both of which raise LDL
cholesterol.
Olive oil has more health benefits and is a more natural oil compared to
vegetable oil. Olive oil has a lower smoke point than vegetable oil
because it has a lower fat content than vegetable.
No comments:
Post a Comment