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Tue, Jan 26, 2010
Mind Your Body, The Straits Times
Oil essentials

All vegetable oils contain 126 calories and 14g of fat per tablespoon. But not all are made equal. What are the best uses for common cooking oils and which are high in the good fats? Mind Your Body compares them.

How to store oil:

* Light causes oxidation, so store oils in a dark-coloured bottle. Oxidation reduces the nutritional value of the oils.

* All oils should ideally be refrigerated, especially delicate ones like extra virgin olive oil, to prevent heat oxidation, said nutritionist Mrs Sheeba Majmudar. Alternatively, store oils in a cool, dry place.

* Change your oil regularly. Refined cooking oils high in monounsaturated fat can keep for up to a year, while those high in polyunsaturated fats can keep for nine months.

#1: Sesame Oil

#2: Sunflower Oil

#3: Corn Oil

#4: Olive Oil

#5: Canola Oil

#6: Peanut Oil

* Smoke point: This is the temperature at which cooking oils start to smoke visibly. At smoke point, the flavour of the oil starts to break down and its nutritional value also starts to degrade. However, most cooking oils have a relatively high smoke point and it is quite difficult to go past it in regular home cooking, says nutritionist Sheeba Majmudar.

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