Recommended For You
Kam long Vegetable oils, also known as vegetable fats, are oils derived from seeds or other parts of fruits. Vegetable fats, like animal fats, are triglyceride mixtures. Seed oils, or fats derived from seeds, include soybean oil, grape seed oil, and cocoa butter.
Also known as omega-9 fatty acid and oleic acid. Monounsaturated fats help to maintain healthy cholesterol levels and lower your risk of heart and cardiovascular disease. Monounsaturated fats are abundant in olive oil, canola oil, sunflower oil, hazelnut oil, and almond oil.
Why Choose It:
✵ Oil contains nine calories per gram, while proteins and carbohydrates have four calories per gram.
✵ mainly used in cooking, as salad dressings, in manufacture for margarines and spreads, and in bakery
✵ Different vegetable oils have important differences in fatty acid composition and also different compositions in nonglyceridic content including phenols, sterols, tocopherols, and squalene, but these nutrients vary substantially depending on processing and storage conditions.
✵ It is a main constituent of the traditional Mediterranean diet
✵ has a protective role against a number of diseases including cardiovascular disease and cancer
Help Center