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What are vegetable oils? |
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Vegetable oils are oils that derived
from plant sources such as palm oil, soyabean oil, coconut
oil, palm kernel oil. |
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What is the use of palm oil? |
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Main usage is as cooking oil and
as frying fats since palm oil has a high resistance to oxidation
and does not leave an unplesant odor.It is also used in products
such as bread and rolls, cookies, cakes, pies, fried potatoes,
onion and instant noodles.Palm oil is also used to manufacture
margerines since it imparts natural colouring and high glyceride
content without hydrogenation. |
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Does palm oil consumption
increase cholestrol levels and risk of heart disease? |
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No, palm oil is non cholestrol
like all other plant derived oils.Palm oil contins more monosaturated
fatty acids than most vegetable oils. Research shown that
monosaturated help to reduce LDL cholestrol like polyunsaturated,
beside maintain HDL levels in blood which are beneficial in
protecting against the risk of coronary heart disease. |
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What are the major
palm oil facts? |
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Palm oil is a natural
food that has been consumed for more than 5,000 years. Palm
oil is a natural source of Vitamin E, the tocopherols and
tocotrienols. This components are dietary esentials, whose
main functions is to act as anti-oxidants, substances that
prevent oxidation.Unprocessed palm oil is also a very rich
source of Beta Carotene, an important source of Vitamin A. |
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What are the health
benefits of palm oil? |
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Results from human studies
show that a palm oil enriched diet does not raise blood cholestrol
and even leads to lower plasma cholestrol in some studies.
Studies have shown palm oil as anti thrombotic effects, inhibits
cancer and decreases plasma cholestrol. |
