Oils

India
July 18, 2012 9:31am CST
The oils we use for cooking contains some saturated fatty acids, which is not good for health these may cause heart problems; but unsaturated fatty acids are good for health. Out of refined and non-refined oil, refined oil is better than normal non-refined oil. In our home we use ‘refined sunflower’ oil only for cooking and for cooking meat fish, eggs (non -vegs) we use mustard oil, my wife says it enhances the taste. When I was a guy we used ‘groundnut oil’ and ‘sesame oil’ too, but now we don’t, because these are no more pure. The cheapest is ‘RBD’-- PALM OIL’, this is Palm oil, imported, that is supposed to be Refined Bleached and Deodorized; but it is not, the street side junk food sellers use this; they never throwaway the used oil; but go on adding oil as they use it. If you boil oil for long time unsaturated fatty acids converted into saturated fatty acids and some converted into carcinogenic agents which cause cancers. So avoid boiling oil excessively and use better quality oil. If I eat food from roadside stall, heart burning starts in 5 minutes. Some junk food sellers use rice bran oil, it is cheap, but color is brown, not popular here. We use ‘coconut oil’ as hair oil; my grandkids; Subhee and Bishu are massaged daily with Sesame oil . So what oil you use for cooking and which as hair oil; and which for massaging babies? Please comment on this and share your opinion. Thanks in advance. Prof. Bhuwan July 18. 2012.
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asliah
@asliah (11137)
• Philippines
20 Oct 12
hi, now a days its hard to use oils for cooking because sometimes that oils is not good to our health especially to those people who have a heart problem,thats why i tol to my parents that always use good oils for cooking or the unsaturated oils like olive oils.
tigeraunt
@tigeraunt (6326)
• Philippines
21 Jul 12
hello professor, i use coconut oil. olive oil costs very high in these parts of the country. but i am not much into oils. i enjoy stew and salads mostly. we call them sinigang and salads like boiled eggplants and also blanched vegies. most of it has vinegar and ginger as base, also paksiw. i know you dont like the sour taste of vinegar. ann
Morning Girl
@salonga (27775)
• Philippines
19 Jul 12
Yes it is really really bad to use oil with high saturated fat. I wish people would be wise enough to avoid this. It saddens me to see people still patronizing all those junks along the street. The oil smells so bad while they are cooking and yet the people still line up and buy their friend stuffs. I do use either grapes seed or sunflower oil for frying. Both are very low in saturated fat and very stable as well so they are ideal for frying. I do use olive oil but not for cooking but for salads only. Olive oil is healthy but not stable because it burns easily. I also consume virgin coconut oil as food supplement not for cooking. I also use this for my hair and facial and body massage and they do give me good results.
celticeagle
@celticeagle (172445)
• Boise, Idaho
18 Jul 12
Oils are interesting. Ones used for cooking and all. Sesame, corn, and olive are my favorites. This is an important topic. I took the kids to breakfast the other day and the amount of grease or oil that was on the plate was discusting. I think olive oil can be used to cook everything. It is even good to put on your hair, nails and such. I think it is a multi purpose oil.
much2say
@much2say (57381)
• Los Angeles, California
20 Jul 12
The oils I use for cooking are extra virgin olive oil, grapeseed oil, and canola oil. On occasion I might use a wee bit of sesame oil for some Asian recipes. I rarely fry any foods, but I remember my mom used to . . . and she would save the oil in jars for future use (to save money of course). My friend raves about coconut oil though I have not tried it myself. I thought rice bran oil was good for you?? I don't use food grade oils for my hair, but I have heard a dab of olive oil is good. And when I massaged my little ones, I didn't use oil at all . . . just light handwork.
shahamed
@shahamed (92)
• Singapore
20 Jul 12
Olive oil is really good for cooking and for use on hair.
Suggar
@Suggar (3606)
• Bulgaria
18 Jul 12
Here the most popular oil for cooking, baking, frying is sunflower oil. It is also the most cheap (if we can call it cheap actually, because it's not cheap, but we use the bottle longer). Higher prices are for olive oil which is more healthy, but we are not that used to buy it, first because of the higher price which not everyone can afford and second because there are so many types of it. There is for salads, for baking, for cooking or frying. If you have to buy a bottle of each, you will spend a fortunate.
devijay78
@devijay78 (1573)
• India
18 Jul 12
Hello professor. I used to use refined sunflower oil for cooking before my husband was diagonised with diabetes. But for the past one year as per the doctor's advice we have switched to rice bran oil for cooking food. Initially we were very aprehensive, but once we started using it, we did not find much difficulty in adjusting to its taste and smell. Now, if I ever switch to sunflower oil, we find the food tasteless. All things apart, it is much cheaper than all other oils. For hair, we do use coconut oil. But I use seseme/gingely oil too sometimes. And for massaging my babies, I have always used either coconut oil or mostly gingely oil as it has been done for decades together in my family. The only difference is that we heat the oil moderately and use both for hair as well as body massage. It gives a warm feeling and adds a glow after washing, be it hair or body. I sometimes use olive oil for body massage.
sherrybelle
@sherrybelle (707)
• United States
18 Jul 12
I have a tendency to use an olive oil spray for cooking and I put olive oil in my recipes. I also use something called SMART BALANCE, which is a lot like butter; however, it has no trans fats. Other than that, I do my best to consume salmon, walnuts and other sources of healthy fat. I also take fish, flax and borage oil capsules to keep my HDL in a healthy range.