The Best Cooking Oil for Your Health

Which cooking oil is best for health?

Which Cooking Oil Do We Use?

Cooking oil is plant, animal or synthetic fat used in cooking. In India the oil you use in kitchen is largely dependent on where you come from.

However If you are not using the right oil it can be affect your health and may be reason for Weight gain, Heart blockage & diabetes, thyroid gland dysfunctions, even cancer and many other reasons.

Changing cooking oil is one thing that can take your health to the next level without any effort.

1. Refined Oil:

Unfortunately 90% of people today using refined oil for cooking. Almost every oils like; sunflower oil, rice brand oil, groundnut oil or soybean oil found in the Indian market is refined oil. But what is wrong with refined oils?

The word refined, may seem very sophisticated to hear but in medical term refined oil referred to as spoiled oil.

Refining oil is multi stage process. In refining process oil is extracted at very high temperature at over 200 degree Celsius by using chemicals solvents and even hexane. In this process all the vital vitamins & minerals are destroyed, the healthy fatty acid bonds are broken and Tran’s fats are formed.

The process doesn’t stop here, the oil which extracted are again heated at high temperature too neutralise the taste and remove the odour, finally preservatives like TBHQ & ANTIFOAMING AGENTS (DMPS- dimethyle siloxine) are added, What is left behind is your colourless, odourless, tasteless and nutrition less refined oil. No matter which oil it is, once it goes through this refined process it’s lose all natural properties, it’s healthy fats turns into Trans fat, so basically the oil gets spoiled.

Majority of people nowadays uses this spoiled oil 3-4 times daily. This can lead to very serious health problem in the long run. If you have refined oil into your kitchen just throw that

2. Olive Oil:

Nowadays in India, people who are beat health conscious are switching to olive oil, this is the direct marketing effect of European Union, and so you can find olive oil in all Indian super markets.

But is olive oil healthy?

Yes, olive oil is among all oil is healthiest oil. But living in India I don’t recommend you for three reasons

• It is very costly (1 litre=1200 rs), using it for daily cooking is just raised your pockets apart.
• Highly adulterated
• It doesn’t blend with Indian style of cooking.

Olive oil is great in making your pasta, salads or any Spanish or Mediterranean food but for our Indian style of cooking; a big NO.

So now which oil is good for you and for Indian cooking too, are there any oil in Indian market which provide us the healthiest of fatty acids and hence the flavours of our dishes and pocket friendly?

3. The answer is COLD PRESS or Filter Version of any traditional oil which may be

• Sesame oil
• Groundnut oil
• Mustard oil
• Coconut oil

Is the healthiest oil, not refined but cold press or filter or in our India known as a KACHCHI GHAANI version of these oils are best suited for Indian cooking.

Cold pressing is the ancient Indian method in which

• No heat is involved.
• Oil is extracted by pressing.
• It retains all the minerals.
• Cold pressed oil has the typical seed aroma in it.
• Cold pressed oil has also naturally foams.

All these oils have high smoking points making them ideal for shallow as well as dip fried.

From last many years because of wrong marketing we Indians are attract towards these refined oil which is actually worse for our health, I always recommend you to use the product as food which we actually uses since childhood.

Now let’s see benefits of theses cold pressed or filtered oils

1. Coconut Oil:

Coconut oil contains a special type of saturated fat called THE MEDIUM CHAIN FATTY ACID (MCFA), which actually increased the good cholesterol. Coconut oil now has to be proven to be healthiest oils in the world. It helps to prevent obesity (Special Food For Weight Loss) and goo for brain health.

2. Mustard Oil:

Mustard oil has an ideal ratio of Omega 3: Omega 6 fatty acids, which is extremely important to reducing heart complications. Mustard oil is good source of MONOSTURATED FATTY ACIDS (MUFA), which is very essential for heart health, and helps to increased blood circulation.

3. Groundnut Oil:

It is really good for people with diabetes, because this oil is contains more amounts of unsaturated fats. This oil contains HDL (good cholesterol) & lowers the risk of heart diseases. Peanut oil is great source of vitamin E, a powerful antioxidant that protects body from free radicals.

4. Sesame Oil:

Sesame oil is rich in antioxidants & healthy oil rich in monosaturated fats, which reduces the risk of heart attack. Consuming this oil, help regulate blood sugar levels, especially for diabetes people.

5. Ghee:

Ghee has highest smoking point among all oils, so ghee is the best for all types of cooking even for deep fried. Ghee is the only oil which reused. If you thought ghee makes you fat and increased your cholesterol newly researches proven that ghee is the healthiest form of fat.

Today ghee is sold in other countries as premier cooking oil as clarified butter. It might not be affordable for daily cooking, best is Deshi Cow Ghee.

SUMMARY

• Refined oils are the worst oils for cooking, stop using them right away.
• Olive oil is healthy but isn’t great for Indian cooking, ideal for past, salads etc.
• Cold pressed oils are the best fir Indian cooking, like mustard, sesame, coconut oils.
• Ghee is best for all types of cooking; it might not be very affordable option for daily cooking.

So start using cold pressed or filter oils as it is the easiest steps you can take towards healthy lifestyle.

Which oil you are using from now, let me know in the comment box.

Stay fit stays healthy.