Blended cooking oils: The secret to a healthy heart
We have often heard nutritionists and doctors recommend that we should change our cooking oil every two to three months. Have you wondered why? The usual answer is that it must be good for your health. But do you know why it is beneficial to change oils, and why just one oil is not enough? Let’s help you demystify this.
All vegetable oils are composed of three types of fatty acids, namely SFA (saturated fatty acids), MUFA (monounsaturated fatty acids) and PUFA (polyunsaturated fatty acids). However, they are not present in equal proportion. Sunflower and soyabean oils are high in PUFA and groundnut oils are high in MUFA. The National Institute of Nutrition (NIN), Hyderabad, suggests that it is important to obtain the right balance of all three fatty acids in the diet. However, no single seed oil can provide all the required nutritional benefits in a balanced quantity. That’s why it is recommended to keep changing oils. Here, the question arises — how do I know which two oils are good for me? This is where blended oils bring in the expertise.
Dr SM Sapatnekar, former director of Haffkine Institute, says, “Blending of edible oils combines the potency of two edible oils, and offers the right balance of SFA, MUFA and PUFA, which is beneficial for heart and overall health. Blended oils are also an excellent choice for cooking your daily food.”
And when it comes to blended oils, one of the most popular and trusted brands is Saffola Gold .“Withitsdual seed technology, Saffola Gold gives you the goodness of two oils, so that you get a good balance of SFA, MUFA and PUFA, in line with the recommendation of NIN. It has natural antioxidants that helps fight free radicals” says Dr Sudhakar Mhaskar, chief technology officer of Marico Limited. So now when someone tells you to keep changing oils, you know why they do.