Not suitable for high-temperature cooking.

Virgin olive oil is suitable for Chinese cold dishes and low-temperature cooking of Western food. However, olive oil has a high oleic acid content and can theoretically be used for cooking. Due to high-temperature heating (over 120 degrees), the antioxidant substances of virgin olive oil will be destroyed, and because the purity is not high enough, it will easily smoke. In addition, the special aroma will also be destroyed. Therefore, virgin olive oil is generally not used for cooking.

Refined olive oil is more suitable for cooking, because during the refining process, few nutrients that are afraid of calories are left, and because of its high purity, it is not easy to smoke. Olive blended oil is even more resistant to high-temperature cooking.

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Precautions for stir-frying with olive oil

1. Do not stir-fry at high temperatures

Some trace substances contained in olive oil It belongs to multiple categories. If it is stir-fried at high temperature, its nutritional content will be destroyed. In addition, the monounsaturated fat in olive oil will smoke when heated and can easily turn into unhealthy and harmful trans fat. This fat has been Confirmed to be a highly carcinogen. Therefore, when using olive oil, it is best to use it coldly, or to make some dishes such as stew.

2. It is not advisable to eat too much

Although olive oil has many health benefits, like other edible oils, olive oil is also very high in calories. Eating too much will also cause health effects. It has adverse effects on the body and can also cause fat to accumulate easily, causing obesity and other problems.

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