Essay On Cooking Oil

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Written By: Callie Snow
Think These Oils Are Healthy? Think Again!
Choosing a healthy cooking oil can be a hard decision to make; especially when there are so many on the market and at some point or another, each and every one has been marketed as the healthy alternative. But what should you truly be looking for in a cooking oil? One of the first things you should take into consideration is what you plan to cook and what cooking method you are using to prepare it. Secondly, you should consider the oils fat content, specifically, fatty acids. Generally speaking, there are typically three classifications of fatty acids and each oil contain all three of them, however, it is classified as the fatty acid that it contains the highest percentage of. The three types of fatty acids are Saturated, polyunsaturated, and monounsaturated; each oil has different nutritional properties and the different types of fatty acids and content levels also effect each one’s cooking ability, according to, WebMD.
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I mean the term “Vegetable” isn’t very specific. Vegetable oil is a triglyceride extract that comes from plants and is defined as plant based oils that don’t solidify. Vegetable oil is chemically extracted from seeds. While soy bean oil, corn oil, canola oil sunflower oil, and grape seed oil are all technically “Vegetable Oil’s”, generally speaking when people mention vegetable oil they are talking about oil found in the super market that is simply labeled “vegetable oil”. For many decades, vegetable oil has been labeled as a heart healthy oil, leading consumers to believe that it is good for them. Vegetable oil is a polyunsaturated fat, which led to the belief that it is heart healthy, but it is also considered to be one of the unhealthiest fats readily available to consumers. Vegetable oils contain high levels of omega-6 fatty acids, which can be harmful to one’s health when they are consumed in an excessive

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