is olive oil better for you for frying food (chicken,pop corn,stir fry) as oppose to vegetable oil ???
2007-06-02 14:35:13 · 11 answers · asked by steven r 1 in Food & Drink ➔ Cooking & Recipes
yes...it is natural and more healthy. Just look at the two ingrediants. It also has a better taste. But remember that frying food is not good to do in the first place!!!
Have fun cooking and use the olive oil.
2007-06-02 14:38:23 · answer #1 · answered by lynn 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
olive oil is not a good frying oil because it has a low burning temperature. If you are looking for a healthly alternative to vegetable oil, use canola. Canola oil has no saturated fat and has mono/polyunsaturated fat( the good kind). Dont even buy vegetable oil, they are interchangeable, and will not make a difference in taste, texture, color etc. It is also great for frying. Use olive oil for basic cooking, and canola for frying and baking.
2007-06-03 11:28:59 · answer #2 · answered by matt . 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can use olive oil for pan frying/sauteing, but not for deep frying foods. Olive oil still contains just as many calories as any other oil, but it's a better type of oil for you. Remember though that olive oil has particular taste (go ahead and try some on your finger or dip some bread into it, you'll see what I mean). I would not use it for popping popcorn or baking.
2007-06-02 14:43:11 · answer #3 · answered by margarita 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Certainly it is healthy to use olive oli,but generally they are used as a salad dressing oil.In countries like india olive oil is rather expensive vegetable oil are used for cooking and frying.Both the oils can be used for fries.I suggest to use refined corn oil,sunflower oil for fries.
2007-06-02 15:07:35 · answer #4 · answered by Sham 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I can assure you olive oil isn't good to fry.
Italian people (like me) use vegetable oil (expecially made from peanuts) to fry and olive oil to season things like salads.
The smell of olive oil fried is too strong.
2007-06-03 04:14:05 · answer #5 · answered by ANDREJ !!! 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Olive oil has to low of a smoking point. It will smoke or burn before it gets hot enough to fry foods. It's ok to use in sauteing because you don't need to get the oil that hot. Canola oil is a good substitue.
2007-06-02 14:45:27 · answer #6 · answered by Leprechaun 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes. Olive oil is a pure unadaulterated oli. Vegetable oil is the finest oil that chemical engineers can conceive.
2007-06-02 14:39:51 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Certainly!! But it is better to sautee in olive oil than fry in olive oil...so think before you cook.
2007-06-02 15:49:03 · answer #8 · answered by G*G* 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
olive oil is doesn't "fry" very well. if you are looking for a better alternative oil when frying you may want to try peanut oil.
2007-06-02 14:45:01 · answer #9 · answered by chicory bean 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
They are both oils, so it makes no difference.
However, olive oil is not good for frying. Sauteeing, yes, but not frying.
2007-06-02 14:39:07 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋