I have just read that the best is coconut oil, is this true?
2007-02-14 02:16:38 · 28 answers · asked by Anonymous in Food & Drink ➔ Other - Food & Drink
(I'm actually using rape seed oil to cook with at the moment)
2007-02-14 02:28:20 · update #1
I've always been told its Olive Oil... but any vegetable oils are the best.
2007-02-14 02:19:04 · answer #1 · answered by DL 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
No, actually coconut oil is pretty bad for you. Although it tastes good. Most other vegetable oils are good though. Olive oil is one of the best. It has a strong and distinctive taste and it is great for a lot of things (in salad dressing especially!) but it also doesn't work for a lot of things. Canola is also one of the best (can be used in place of vegetable oil). And corn oil, sunflower oil, or just regular vegetable oil are all ok too.
2007-02-14 10:22:18 · answer #2 · answered by Mike R 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Rapeseed is good as it has the lowest saturated fat content of all oils and a high monounsaturate level. Olive oil is also good as although the saturated fat level is slightly higher, the monounsaturated fat level is the highest, monounsaturated fat helps raise the good cholesterol level as well as reducing the bad.
If you choose to cook with Olive oil go for a cheaper one and don't worry about it being extra virgin, the health benefits of all Olive oils are the same, with expensive or extra virgin oils you're paying for the flavour, which is actually destroyed during the heating process.
BTW Canola is a variety of Rapeseed oil but it has been genetically modified.
2007-02-14 11:13:24 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The best oil you can use is virgin olive oil, a little, not too much. Stay away from animal and fish fat/oils. Coconut oil is great of flavour but is very fattening
2007-02-14 20:02:29 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The first, extra-virgin olive oil, is a better monounsaturated fat. It works great as a salad dressing.
However, it is not the best oil to cook with. Due to its chemical structure, cooking makes it susceptible to oxidative damage.
And polyunsaturated fats, which include common vegetable oils such as corn, soy, safflower, sunflower and canola, are absolutely the worst oils to use in cooking. Omega-6 oils are especially prone to this because of all the double bonds they have which are highly susceptible to heat damage.
Why?
Reason #1: Most people believe that frying creates trans fats. That is not the major problem, in my opinion; although some are created, they are relatively minor. There are FAR more toxic chemicals produced by frying omega-6 oils than trans fats.
Frying destroys the antioxidants in oils and as such oxidizes the oils and causes cross-linking, cyclization, double-bond shifts, fragmentation and polymerization of oils that cause far more damage than trans fats.
Reason #2: They contribute to the overabundance of omega-6 fats in your diet, and the imbalance of the omega-6 to omega-3 ratio. As you know from my extensive writing on this subject, I believe that excessive omega-6 fats contribute to many health concerns.
There is only one oil that is stable enough to resist heat-induced damage, while it also helps you promote heart health, maintain normal cholesterol levels and even helps you lose weight -- coconut oil.
So, whenever you need an oil to cook with, use coconut oil instead of butter, olive oil, vegetable oil or any other type of oil called for in recipes.
Curiously, coconut oil contains the most saturated fat of all edible oils. We continue to be inundated by media portrayals of saturated fats as dangerous, but now you know better ...
2007-02-14 10:27:19 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Olive oil is No. 1. Coconut oil gets a bad rap -- but it's the hydrogenated and partially hydrogenated oils (the ones that we adulterate to harden) and animals fats like lard and suet that are the worst offenders of health.
2007-02-14 10:32:30 · answer #6 · answered by ConfidentCook 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Extra virgin olive oil is only good for dressing foods not for frying or sauteing. The best is Peanut oil or canola. I have not heard about Coconut oil but I'm sure it has benefits.
2007-02-14 10:21:47 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Rape seed oil or grape seed oil for cooking, olive oil or walnut oil for salads. Best to switch around from time to time and only but small quantities so it doesn't go rancid.
2007-02-14 14:36:15 · answer #8 · answered by Cheryl P 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Olive oil is still the best and try not use too much oil in cooking. I use a tablespoonful for stirfry and sometimes lesser than that.
2007-02-14 10:51:05 · answer #9 · answered by chngamanda 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Extra Virgin Olive Oil.... All the goodness is still in this oil and it ads fantastic taste. I havent found anything to beat it!
2007-02-14 10:23:53 · answer #10 · answered by Mark B 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋