Choose Healthy Edible Cooking Oil

One particular ingredient plays a very integral part in both our diet and cooking. This ingredient is none other than the essential cooking oil which as we all know, is quite popular in Indian cuisines. Indian cuisine is diverse not only in terms of the region but also in methods like seasoning, tadka, frying, sauteing and tempering dishes with oils that enhance the flavour of food. Therefore, our preparations involve using healthy cooking oils that are made in India along with various different cooking techniques.

The cooking oil is exposed to fluctuating temperatures. These methods and temperatures change the composition of the edible oils popularly used in India to create a delicious dish. For example, when Kachi Ghani Mustard oil is heated correctly, it imparts an aromatic and strong flavour to the recipe.

Since oil is such an essential ingredient, the Indian market now has an abundance of different cooking oils. This probably makes you wonder which oil is suitable for your cooking. Various brands sell their product under labels such as ‘low cholesterol cooking oil’ or ‘best cooking oil.’

We understand that this can make it confusing for you to make a choice when purchasing edible oils. Hence, we’ve come up with a few ways for you to understand which cooking oil works best for you.

The Guide to Choosing Healthy Cooking Oils in India: 

• Cooking oils are not a one size fits all – This quote applies to many aspects and in that same way, it works well with cooking oils too. The diversity of the Indian meals requires different kinds of oils to be used as one edible oil cannot be used for all the cooking methods used throughout India. In that same way, you have to realise that every cooking oil has its own fair share of nutrients. Different oils have different properties and compositions which in turn have their own health benefits.
  Hence, in this case too, you have to understand which oil benefits are most required by you and your family. Selecting the right oils correctly is a key procedure to gaining health benefits.
  
• Don’t stick to just one oil – You might assume that choosing one particular healthy cooking oil in India is more than enough. But we’re here to tell you that that is not the case. This is because oils are made up of different fatty acids. Our bodies require a balanced provision of these fatty acids, which cannot be provided by only one cooking oil. Besides that, changing your choice of cooking oils every month or alternating between oils is not adequate enough either.  Therefore, nutritionists suggest using at least two different types of cooking oils on a daily basis. In this way, you fulfill the requirements of distributing all fatty acids to your body.

• Do not believe every health claim – As mentioned previously, many oils in the market claim to be ‘heart friendly’, ‘heart healthy’, ‘cholesterol free’ and so on. But before you accept these claims, remember these 2 basic principles. The first is that oils of vegetable origin are naturally cholesterol-free. Hence, don’t buy ‘cholesterol-free’ oil because it’s more expensive than conventional oil.
  
  The second principle is that even if you buy any type of oil or blended oil claiming ‘heart friendly’, it is unlikely to impart health benefits unless it is used in the right amount with the proper cooking method and temperature.

• Reusing/Reheating of cooking oils – At some point in time, you have probably felt bad for wasting leftover cooking oil and therefore reused it instead. A number of studies tell us that reheating cooking oil can release harmful toxins, increase the percentage of trans-fats in it, become rancid, give rise to free radicals, and give rise to some very harmful reactions. Reheating oil can take a toll on people’s health by resulting in several harmful effects. Hence, FSSAI (Food Safety and Standards Authority of India) suggests not to reuse cooking oils repeatedly in both domestic and Food Business Operators (FBOs) in India. It’s advisable to reuse the fried oil after 2 fries, for different cooking purposes (seasoning/tadka). If the colour of the oil changes (brown) it’s safe to discard the oil.

To make your search for healthy cooking oils in India easier, we’d suggest you use various ranges of Doctors Choice edible vegetable oil. This is simply because Doctors Choice range of unadulterated Kachi Ghani Mustard oil, Refined soybean oil, Sunflower Oil, RicebRan Oil, and Sesame Oil pave the way for you to indulge to blend different edible oils in your diet without any guilt. The oils are rich in essential nutrients which cater to your overall nourishment. Besides that, it also helps enhance the flavours of your meals. 

Give yourself the opportunity to have a fit and healthy life with Doctors Choice!