Knowing The Nutritional Content Of Vegetable Oil, Is It Good For Health? This Is The Fact

Illustration of vitamin content of vegetable oil (Unsplash/Quin Engle)

JAKARTA – It is necessary to choose the best food ingredients to maintain health. In processing food ingredients, such as salads or stir-fried dishes, cooking oil is needed. What about vegetable oil, do the nutrients support your diet?

There are several options for cooking oils, such as coconut oil, palm oil, canola oil, olive oil, and vegetable oil. Which is the best?

In a nutritional comparison table, quoted from Medical News Today, one teaspoon of vegetable oil contains 120 calories and 14 grams of fat. Generally, vegetable oil production is made from oilseeds, legumes, nuts, or some fruits. However, vegetable oils contain the highest levels of unsaturated fats compared to olive, coconut, and canola oils.

Vegetable oils are also partially hydrogenated, so they contain trans fats or unsaturated fatty acids with different chemical structures. For people with cardiovascular disease, based on clinical trials, trans fats are bad.

Based on expert recommendations, vegetable oil and canola oil are not good when used at high temperatures. This is because it has low levels of antioxidants and can release potentially harmful compounds when heated. Then, it's good how to properly process vegetable oil or vegetable oils?

Another fact about vegetable oil, reported by the Health Benefits Times, Thursday, November 11, by using or processing vegetable oil properly has various benefits. Vegetable oil contains vitamin A (20.71 percent), vitamin B1 (12.33 percent), sodium (5.67 percent), and vitamin B3 (0.81 percent).

Because they are not good for use at high temperatures, various types of vegetable oil can be used for salad dressings or used as a substitute for butter. Foods that can be treated with vegetable oil, usually are desserts. Can also be used to marinate fish before grilling or frying.

What are the types of vegetable oils? First, almond oil, peanut oil, and wheat germ oil offer high vitamin E in them. The benefits of this content can increase immunity.

Second, olive oil helps reduce breast cancer. When compared with margarine and butter, someone who consumes olive oil every day can be less likely to develop cancer.

Third, coconut oil which contains lauric acid helps reduce candida, fights bacteria, and viruses. The last type of vegetable oil, including sesame oil, contains tyrosine which is associated with serotonin-releasing activity in the brain. Its benefits can improve mood and make people happier through its properties that trigger the production of hormones and enzymes.