Canola, mazola, olive, and soybean oil clearly state what kind of vegetable is used, but not vegetable oil. Is it a mix or what?
2006-09-17 17:12:54 · 5 answers · asked by Mr. Economist 2 in Food & Drink ➔ Other - Food & Drink
it is made from several different kinds of plants - corn, palm, olive, peanut, etc. I would assume most of the vegetable oil in the united states is mostly made up of corn oil.
2006-09-17 17:19:32 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
OMG - That's funny, I had a friend calling seriously frantic because she served her kids something with veggie oil and couldn't tell what it's made from. She's super psycho about everything and was all "I've never heard of an oily carrot!"
Anyway, vegetable oil refers to oils extracted from numerous sources - corn, soybeans, peanuts, cottonseeds, safflower seeds, rape seeds (for canola oil) and sunflower seeds. It's a potpourri kind of oil, like the everything bagel at Einstein's where they sweep all the leftover stuff into a vat and make an extra profit off of it.
2006-09-17 18:37:40 · answer #2 · answered by dbackbarb 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Palm oil is popular sadly.
I watched a documentary on the plight of orangutangs in Borneo and they are being killed when their habitat is destroyed so palm trees can be planted as they grow quickly and are sold easily.
Sadly, vegetable oils don't always say they contain palm oil.
A better option is olive oil, which is healthier anyway.
2006-09-17 17:25:59 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
Usually corn.
2006-09-17 17:16:00 · answer #4 · answered by coffeepleasenosugar 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
usually the ones without family
2006-09-17 17:14:16 · answer #5 · answered by kpinette 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋