10 Healthy Cooking Oils You Can Include In Your Diet

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Extra virgin olive oil:

Owing to its low smoke point, this oil is great for using as salad dressings and light sautéing and is healthy due to richness of monounsaturated fats and antioxidants.

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Coconut oil:

Gaining widespread health value, this oil is great for giving a kick start to your metabolism when consumed on an empty stomach. Its exceptional quality is richness of medium chain triglycerides (MCTs).

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Flaxseed oil:

Its low smoke point and presence of omega 3 fatty acids makes it a great option for your salad dressings.

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Pumpkin seed oil:

This oil is again a great option for adding to your salad bowl, being high in healthy fats.

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Canola oil:

This oil is highly suitable for high heat cooking such as frying or even baking and is better than mustard oil due to its low content of erucic acid, a monounsaturated fat linked with cardiovascular diseases.

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Rice bran oil:

High smoke point of this oil makes it ideal for frying purposes and its richness of an antioxidant namely gamma-oryzanol makes it a healthful option.

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Soybean oil:

This oil is also an excellent option for cooking purposes especially cooking methods involving high heat and is loaded with healthy MUFA and PUFA.

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Peanut oil:

This oil derived from peanuts has monounsaturated fatty acids and can be used for sautéing and frying as it has a high smoke point.

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Safflower oil:

Rich in polyunsaturated fats and vitamin E, this oil has a high smoke point and can be used even for frying.

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Sunflower oil:

This oil is also a great option for high heat cooking and is rich in an antioxidant vitamin namely vitamin E.

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Inputs by:

Dietician Garima Goyal

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