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Choosing Quality Oil for Good Health and Long Life


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1 Amity Institute of Biotechnology, Amity University, Gurgaon, Haryana, India
2 NRC on Plant Biotechnology, IARI, Pusa Road, New Delhi, India
     

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At present market is flooded with different types of cooking oils, viz. Soybean , Sesame , Olive, Mustard , Sunflower, Canola, Rapeseed, Peanut, Rice bran and Coconut etc. Various available brands of these oils promise good heart health to keep you fit. But before choosing oil for everyday use one has to examine the balanced amount of saturated and unsaturated fatty acids. The oils with low rancidity are preferred to escape event of oxidation. Besides, the smoking point of oils, also need to be taken into consideration to avoid consumption of trans fats. It is really difficult to choose from the pool of oils but it is true that making judicious selection is necessary to have palatable food for Indians, say sunflower, mustard, soybean etc.

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Sunflower Oil, Mustard Oil, Trans Fat, Virgin Oil, Coconut Oil, Soybean Oil.
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Authors

Amandeep
Amity Institute of Biotechnology, Amity University, Gurgaon, Haryana, India
Manju Sharma
Amity Institute of Biotechnology, Amity University, Gurgaon, Haryana, India
S. M. Paul Khurana
Amity Institute of Biotechnology, Amity University, Gurgaon, Haryana, India
Rekha Kansal
NRC on Plant Biotechnology, IARI, Pusa Road, New Delhi, India

Abstract


At present market is flooded with different types of cooking oils, viz. Soybean , Sesame , Olive, Mustard , Sunflower, Canola, Rapeseed, Peanut, Rice bran and Coconut etc. Various available brands of these oils promise good heart health to keep you fit. But before choosing oil for everyday use one has to examine the balanced amount of saturated and unsaturated fatty acids. The oils with low rancidity are preferred to escape event of oxidation. Besides, the smoking point of oils, also need to be taken into consideration to avoid consumption of trans fats. It is really difficult to choose from the pool of oils but it is true that making judicious selection is necessary to have palatable food for Indians, say sunflower, mustard, soybean etc.

Keywords


Sunflower Oil, Mustard Oil, Trans Fat, Virgin Oil, Coconut Oil, Soybean Oil.