What Oil is healthy for frying?

Answer 1

Canola is the lightest, healthiest and has the highest burn temp. Peanut is the best flavored and is used by most fast food places!
There is one better Safflower oil. And of course there is extra virgin olive oil, which has no cholesterol either and tastes great but burns really easy.

Answer 2

canola oil is good for frying healthy. But peanut oil holds up best under hot heats. Vegetable oil is a good all purpose oil. So is olive oil and it is healthy. The answer really depends what kind of frying. Deep frying I would use vegetable oil. For pan frying and no flavor try canola oil. For a little flavor and healthy frying try olive oil

Answer 3

Canola oil for deep frying and olive oil for pan frying

Answer 4

Canola oil for deep frying and olive oil for pan frying

Answer 5

all oil once there r heated even olive oil r not healthy anymore. best is to not fry but bake...i know they taste so much better when fried. try not to fry often then. indulge in it once in a while & i bet it's much more healthier that way. =) hope this helps

Answer 6

HEART-HEALTHY OILS
Hydrogenated fats and oils raise the LDL (bad) cholesterol and lower the HDL (good) cholesterol. Some polyunsaturated oils tend to reduce blood levels of both HDL and LDL. Flax oil and monounsaturated oils, like olive and canola oils, reduce only the bad cholesterol without lowering the good cholesterol.

Answer 7

I use olive oil for all my frying its the healthiest way of frying to be honest, i know its expensive but it aint heavy at all

Answer 8

Oil Overview

The best cooking oil has a high smoke point, does not break down when heated, contains healthy ingredients, lacks unhealthy ingredients and has an appropriate flavor.
All oils are fats (NOT all fats are oils).
All fat has 9-calories per gram. This is true of all oils, too.
There are three basic categories of fat (based on their fatty acid content) -- Monounsaturated, Polyunsaturated and Saturated.


Health Factors

In general, healthy oils tend to break down into unhealthy chemicals when heated.
Unless heated, the healthiest fat is Monounsaturated fat. It raises the good HDL cholesterol ratio.
When heated, Monounsaturated fat tends to break down and become unhealthy.
The unhealthiest fat is Saturated fat. It is associated with the bad, artery-clogging LDL cholesterol, but it is also the most stable when heated.
Trans fatty acids are twice as unhealthy as saturated fats.
Trans fatty acids are in hydrogenated and partially-hydrogenated oils. Avoid them.
Linolenic (Omega-3) and Linoleic (Omega-6) are essential fatty acids. They are healthy (especially Omega-3), but they break down and become unhealthy when heated.
Western countries typically consume too much Omega-6 and not enough Omega-3. They must be balanced.
Shelf Life

Oils have a relatively short shelf life and become rancid rather quickly. Rancid fats have been associated with atherosclerosis, heart disease and cancer.
Shelf life for cooking oils is about 3-months to 1-year. Exposure to oxygen, heat and light diminish an oil's shelf life.
Refined oils stay fresh longer and can be heated to higher temperatures, but they contain more impurities than unrefined oils.
Saturated fat has the longest shelf life, but it is the most unhealthy fat.
Polyunsaturated fat readily combines with oxygen in the air to become rancid.
Dark cooking oils have shorter shelf lives than light-colored or clear oils.
Anti-oxidants extend an oil's shelf life.

Answer 9

I would say olive oil its the most popular healthy oil that everyone use. And its not cheap you have to buy it on sale. canola is good too

Answer 10

Any oils that are high in polyunsaturated fats is best. You can find this in Veggie, Corn, Sunflower, and Soy. Olive oil can be used as well but is more expensive.