What is your cooking oil?

Hi
For seasoning and cooking I use Olive oil but for deep frying I use sunflower oil.

Originally Posted by shel_28

Thank you Reshmi.
We have used coconut oil for more than 15 years. Later we changed to sunflower oil. Coconut oil consists of more than ninety percent of saturated fats, with traces of few unsaturated fatty acids, such as monounsaturated fatty acids and polyunsaturated fatty acids.

Hi Shel,
Thanx for the response. But I still do vote for coconut oil only even after finding so many supporting new "heart friendly" oils.
I think that goes in for a debate.
Coconut oil (and all saturated fats) has been blamed for many years as a cause of bad cholesterol levels, which supposedly leads to heart disease.But studies done on traditional tropical populations that consume large amounts of coconut oil show just the opposite.
Infact you'll get plenty of websites supporting the benefits of coconut oil as well as those that prove it dangerous. So what to believe and what not to believe?

Thank you Nehaja, Arunarc for your feedback.

Dear Reshmirn,
I found this information in the net. Thought to share it with you.

"While coconut possesses many health benefits due to its fiber and nutritional content, it's the oil that makes it a truly remarkable food and medicine.

Once mistakenly believed to be unhealthy because of its high saturated fat content, it is now known that the fat in coconut oil is a unique and different from most all other fats and possesses many health giving properties. It is now gaining long overdue recognition as a nutritious health food.

Coconut oil has been described as "the healthiest oil on earth." That's quite a remarkable statement. What makes coconut oil so good? What makes it different from all other oils, especially other saturated fats?

The difference is in the fat molecule. All fats and oils are composed of molecules called fatty acids. There are two methods of classifying fatty acids. The first you are probably familiar with, is based on saturation.

You have saturated fats, monounsaturated fats, and polyunsaturated fats. Another system of classification is based on molecular size or length of the carbon chain within each fatty acid. Fatty acids consist of long chains of carbon atoms with hydrogen atoms attached. In this system you have short-chain fatty acids (SCFA), medium-chain fatty acids (MCFA), and long-chain fatty acids (LCFA).

Coconut oil is composed predominately of medium-chain fatty acids (MCFA), also known as medium-chain triglycerides (MCT).

The vast majority of fats and oils in our diets, whether they are saturated or unsaturated or come from animals or plants, are composed of long-chain fatty acids (LCFA). Some 98 to 100% of all the fatty acids you consume are LCFA.

The size of the fatty acid is extremely important. Why? Because our bodies respond to and metabolize each fatty acid differently depending on its size. So the physiological effects of MCFA in coconut oil are distinctly different from those of LCFA more commonly found in our foods. The saturated fatty acids in coconut oil are predominately medium-chain fatty acids. Both the saturated and unsaturated fat found in meat, milk, eggs, and plants (including most all vegetable oils) are composed of LCFA.

MCFA are very different from LCFA. They do not have a negative effect on cholesterol and help to protect against heart disease. MCFA help to lower the risk of both atherosclerosis and heart disease. It is primarily due to the MCFA in coconut oil that makes it so special and so beneficial.

There are only a very few good dietary sources of MCFA. By far the best sources are from coconut and palm kernel oils."

But Still, people with cholestrol and diabetes are not allowed to use coconut oil and the myth remains as it is.

we use Sunflower oil often and sometimes gingely oil

dear friends,

i use sunflower oil for deep frying,gingelly oil for dosa,pickles and coconut oil for kerala dishes.
bipasu

i am using soyabeanoil for the past 20years

Hi every one.

I use Cannola oil for regular cooking and sundrop oil for deepfrying......,

My cooking oil is Canola Oil - I guess somehow I think this is healthy - correct me someone, if I am wrong

Dear IL's
Thank you all for your feedbacks.