5 Worst Cooking Oils in Your kitchen: Be it Shahi Paneer, Brinjal Sabzi or Kadhi… what do you need first to make any vegetable or curry…? 2 spoons of oil. Be it Indian food or foreign food, oil has been used in cooking for centuries. However, it is a different matter that whenever you prepare to go on a diet, the first thing you do is eliminate oil from your food. From taste to nutrition, cooking oils give you everything. But are you not using any such oil in your cooking which is giving you cholesterol and heart diseases instead of nutrition? There are some oils which double the nutritional value of your food, while on the other hand some oils ruin your food. Learn from Master Chef Pankaj Bhadoria the 5 worst oils used in Indian cooking. If you have any of these oils in your house then throw them out today.
Why oil is necessary in food
Oil not only enhances the taste and aroma of food, it also provides you with many other benefits. Some oils contain essential fatty acids, which are necessary for the body. Such as, Omega-3 and Omega-6. Many vitamins (such as A, D, E, K) are fat soluble, which require oil to be absorbed. Oil is necessary for cooking techniques such as frying or roasting. These techniques change both the taste and texture of the food. Along with this, oil is also a good source of energy.
Many vitamins are fat soluble and require oil to be absorbed.
Remove these 5 oils from your kitchen today
1. Palm Oil: Whenever you eat chaat-papri from a street vendor, it tastes amazing. Do you feel the same? The reason for this is palm oil. Actually, palm oil is very high in saturated fat level, due to which your cholesterol increases very fast. This is the reason why your heart does not like this oil. It also increases the risk of heart disease.
2. Vegetable oil blends: These often contain blends of corn oil, canola oil and palm oil. These are highly processed and refined and the content of omega 6 fatty acids is very high in them. Omega 6 fatty acids are essential for the body, but in these oils the amount is very high and the amount of omega 3 is very low. If you consume too much oil, it can cause inflammation in your body.
3. Corn oil: This oil is also not good for your health. It is full of polyunsaturated fatty acids. This is the reason why using this oil for cooking is not beneficial but harmful. So if this oil is being used in your house,
4. Sunflower Oil: Don’t consider sunflower oil to be a healthy oil just because of its name. This oil is rich in omega-6 fatty acids. In such a situation, whenever you use this oil excessively, inflammation in the body starts increasing.
5. Rice Bran Oil: The name of this fifth oil may surprise you. Because rice bran oil is sold in the market as very healthy. But this oil is also full of omega 6 fatty acids. This oil is also very refined and processed. A chemical called Hexane is used to process this oil.
Tags: eat healthy, edible oil, Food and Diet
FIRST PUBLISHED : September 19, 2024, 18:25 IST
