What is the healthiest type of oil to use when cooking?

I use extra virgin olive oil but I don't know if this is healthy Asked by corrange 58 months ago Similar questions: healthiest type oil cooking Food & Drink > Food.

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Extra virgin olive oil is perfect The oils to avoid, from the standpoint of arterial health, are the saturated oils that are generally found in byproducts of tropical plants and from animals. A list of these might include palm oil, coconut oil, lard, and butter. Any oil which is "hydrogenated" on the label should absolutely be avoided because of the its transfat content -- even if the transfat is listed as 0g on the label (since it need only be reported if it's >.5g per serving -- and a default "serving" of oil is quite small).

Crisco is changing their recipe in 2007 to fix this, so you won't have the transfat issue but it is still just as bad for you from a saturated-fat perspective. The oils to use are those that are highly unsaturated. Olive oil is the classic example and can be purchased relatively cheaply.It also has one of the longest room-temperature shelf-lifes of unsaturated oils so you don't have to keep checking whether it's turned rancid.

(As opposed to say, soybean oil, which spoils quite quickly. ) There are some reports that heated Canola oils undergo unhealthful chemical reactions when heated, but I haven't heard this conclusively. The only disadvantage of using as you suggest extra virgin olive oil is that it has a very distinctive olive flavor.

Most people enjoy this flavor with entrees (e.g. , chicken), but if you've ever tried to make brownies with extra virgin olive oil the result is "weird." Resolve this by using corn oil or by switching to "light" olive oil. "Light" olive oil is no better for you than extra virgin, it refers only to the color (and flavor) of the oil.

It's a later pressing of the olive (and pit) and may be post-processed with filtration, so it can be used for desserts and other non-olivey preparations. Hope that helps! CarbonNYC's Recommendations Bertolli Lucca Extra Light Olive Oil, 17 fl oz An oil suitable for non-olive flavored recipes.

A lot depends on what you mean by healthy. Corn, peanut and olive oil are all pretty much equal in both good and bad qualities and Although canola oil has slightly less calories the difference is small. All are classified as vegetable oil and as long as you stay with one of these four you are probably okay although there are some fairly exotic (and hard to find) oils that may be a tad more healthy.

The main difference between these oils are flavor, smoke point and the texture that they add to food. Stay away from lard and you will be fine. Sources: nutritiondata.Com KingofRandomCrap's Recommendations The Oil Protein Diet Cookbook Amazon List Price: $14.95 Used from: $9.67 Average Customer Rating: 5.0 out of 5 (based on 4 reviews) Zingerman's Guide to Good Eating: How to Choose the Best Bread, Cheeses, Olive Oil, Pasta, Chocolate, and Much More Amazon List Price: $19.95 Used from: $3.33 Average Customer Rating: 5.0 out of 5 (based on 10 reviews) The Passionate Olive: 101 Things to Do with Olive Oil Amazon List Price: $17.95 Used from: $9.95 Average Customer Rating: 5.0 out of 5 (based on 5 reviews) .

Canola or vegatable oil is the healthiest with olive oil a close second. They all contain what doctors call good fats. The mono and poly unsaturated fats.

Extrav virgin olive oil is healthy and I use it alot as well. Many chefs will tell you to reserve the extra virgin for uses on salads and to finish off as a toppin gon foods and to use the regular olive oil to cook. I personally find the extra virgin frin to cook with.

Tip:if you ever need to cook something that requires more than just a little oil in the pan use a vegatable oil and then add just a little extra virgin olive oil to it. Olive oil has a low smoking point and will burn if heated too high or cooked too long. The added vegatable oil will hep raise the smoking point and still give you the flavor of the olive oil..

What I use.... I don't have any indepth explanations of the oils I use, but I use GRAPESEED OIL- very light flavor and very healthy. It can be used for cooking or as a dressing ALMOND OIL- healthy, rich ,subtle. It's good to bake fish in.

WALNUT OIL- Light nutty flavor. Good for salds and vinaigrettes. This can be good for grilling too.

I also use Olive Oil too...that's very healthy also, but if you want to switch it up a bit, these are good. I do know Grapeseed Oil is really good for you . Hope this gives a little more info.

I'm sure someone is going to post more info, but this was just a few things I use. Sources: me amyt76's Recommendations La Tourangelle Trio of Artisan Oils, Variety Pack of Roasted Walnut, Roasted Hazelnut, and Grapeseed, 8.45-Ounce Containers Amazon List Price: $24.99 Grapeola Grape Seed Oil, 34 fl oz White Truffle Grapeseed Oil La Tourangelle Roasted Almond Oil, 16.9-Ounce Unit (Pack of 3) Amazon List Price: $29.97 Average Customer Rating: 5.0 out of 5 (based on 1 reviews) La Tourangelle Roasted Walnut Oil, 16.9-Ounce Unit (Pack of 3) Amazon List Price: $22.47 Average Customer Rating: 5.0 out of 5 (based on 3 reviews) .

Olive Oil I believe it's considered the best and also good for you.

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