Yes, the composition of olive oil determines the method of consumption of olive oil, which can be eaten cold or heated.
The so-called high-temperature resistance of olive oil refers to the fact that it is not easy to be oxidized at high temperatures, and it is not easy to form lipid peroxides that are harmful to human health, rather than non-glyceride substances. Because the main nutrients in vegetable oils are fats, the idea of supplementing other nutrients by consuming oils is unrealistic and undesirable. Take the phenolic antioxidants, olive oil in the stock is limited, and vegetables, beans, grains in the phenolic antioxidants than olive oil in the much more, and why care about olive oil in the poor nutrients.
Of course, fats and oils should be cooked to avoid high temperatures, if you need to fry food, it is best to choose palm oil, lard and other saturated fats and oils, in the absence of these saturated fats, olive oil than other fats and oils resistant to high temperatures. Because olive oil is more expensive, people can also choose peanut oil for frying food oil.
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Olive oil is rich in oleic acid, a monounsaturated fatty acid, as well as vitamin A, vitamin B, vitamin D, vitamin E, vitamin K and antioxidants. Olive oil is considered to be the most suitable oil for human nutrition among the fats and oils found so far.
Olive oil is characterized by a large number of monounsaturated fatty acids. Monounsaturated fatty acids in addition to supplying the human body with calories, but also adjust the ratio of high and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol in human plasma, can increase the level of high-density lipoprotein HDL (good cholesterol) and reduce the level of low-density lipoprotein LDL (bad cholesterol), thus preventing the human body from cholesterol overload.
So, for people who are used to consuming meat and have excessive intake of saturated fatty acids and cholesterol, choosing olive oil as cooking oil can effectively perform its function of lowering blood lipids, thus preventing the occurrence of hyperlipidemia, fatty liver, and protecting the heart, which can help to reduce the risk of hypertension, coronary heart disease, cerebral stroke, and other chronic diseases.
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