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Vegetable Oils
Vegetable oil is obtained from the leaves, fruit, or seeds of plants. It serves many uses in cooking and baking and has been around for hundreds of years.
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Does vegetable oils have cholesterol?
Vegetable oil does contain some of the saturated fats which can create cholesterol issues.
Is organic peanut oil good to put in your hair to make healthier?
Yes peanut oil is good for your hair, it is a carrier oil which, and carrier oils are good for hair. There are tons of ways online on how to make peanut oil at home, it is relatively easy so you should try it. It also helps with dandruff. Hope this helped you make your decision.
Can safflower oil be used as a paint solvent?
Safflower oil is used to dilute oil paint and is the base for many oil paints, but is not a solvent. A solvent dissolves the paint completely. Adding more oil to oil paint will only thin the color out into the solution. To dissolve oil paint use a odorless thinner available through art supply stores or turpentine (preferably odorless, a lot of people have a bad reaction to turpentine). Safflower oil will work if you want to thin the paint but will not clean your brushes.
What are the uses for cottonseed oil?
The hull is typically used as livestock feed, the linters are used for the manufacturing of various products, and the kernels are crushed for oil and meal production.
What are the health benefits of sunflower oil as opposed to coconut oil?
Coconut oil is high in saturated fats consumption of which can raise cholesterol levels in the blood. High levels of blood cholesterol is linked which heart disease. Nutritionists recommend minimising your saturated fat intake. Consumption of coconut oil has also been shown to raise blood pressure.
(However, every cell membrane is ideally made up of 50% saturated fat including your brain. If you are deficient in saturated fat your energy drops and your hormones and metabolism are negatively affected. Saturated fat lowers two important heart attack risks, Lp(a) cholesterol and C Reactive Protein (CRP), a measure of inflammation. The negative information regarding coconut oil results from testing in which the oil was heated and pumped with hydrogen, thus turning it into a toxic oil and destroying the essential fatty acids. For more information on the health benefits of coconut oil- see the book Coconut Cures.)
Sunflower oil as well as being high in vitamin E has high levels of polyunsaturated fats (Vitimin E will be detroyed down when the oil is used for frying though). Polyunsaturated fats don't raise blood cholesterol levels nearly as much as saturated fats. In diets where saturated fats are replaced with sunflower oil has been shown to have benefits to cardiovascular health. Sunflower oil does have just as many calories as coconut oil though.
Why are donuts fried in vegetable oil?
Its easier to make them soft friend if in vegetable oil.. Gives it a richer taste.
Can you use olive oil instead of sunflower oil in a donut?
If you use clear or "light", or extra light olive oil then yes you can. Do Not use virgin, extra virgin or pomace oil as these will impart an undesireable taste.
Is palm oil the same as sterien?
Oil palm cultivation and milling to get Crude Palm Oil (CPO). Refine CPO to get RBD Palm Oil (RBDPO). Fractionate RBDPO to get RBD Palm Olein & RBD Palm Stearin. Refined Bleached & Deodorized Palm Stearin (RBDPS) is a derivative of RBD Palm Oil (RBDPO). RBDPO is semi solid in room temperature about 30 degree C & RBDPS is mostly solid in room temperature.
Can corn oil be used for hair growth?
I am not sure,but I've heard that oil hair are very useful for hair growth.
Which one is better - soybean oil or olive oil?
Olive oil is the healthier of the two. Olive oil is one of the healthiest oils, period.
The bars in Canada do mention both modified Palm oil and palm oil as well as vegetable oil.
What is the effect of vegtable oil on metabolism?
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Can you eat sesame oil while pregnant?
Well, according to this recipe it appears it's ok. http://www.annabelkarmel.com/recipes/pregnancy/sesame-beef-stir-fry
There has been nothing discovered scientifically to suggest sesame (seeds at least) are in any way harmful, and if the oil is part of a pregnancy recipe it would appear the oil is all right as well.
If is fried in peanut oil what makes it unhealthy?
Peanut oil is used to cook at high temperatures and is high in fat.
Why can't you find Organic Corn Oil for sale anywhere in US?
My strong suspicion is that since ~90% of the corn grown in the U.S. is genetically engineered (GMO), the small percentage of corn grown here that is NOT genetically modified is almost certainly not used to make oil. It's used for organic corn tortilla chips, tortillas etc. So organic corn oil evidently does not exist here in the U.S., if anywhere (legitimately). [I've also been looking for it myself.]
Is Waste Vegetable Oil Considered Biomass?
Not really. Biomass refers to the waste products of plants which are burned to produce electricity. These include, bagasse, wood, brush, chaff or any other farm or agricultural production waste products. Vegetable, or cooking oil, waste is not an agricultural waste product.
It is however a food waste, like garbage, which can be converted into biodiesel and glycerine, leaving less waste product to be disposed.
