Suitable for stir-frying, olive oil is stable in nature, not easily oxidized, not particularly afraid of high temperature.
The characteristics of olive oil are mainly in these 3 aspects: rich in nutrients and phytochemicals, such as antioxidant phenolic compounds (such as chlorogenic acid, lignans), etc.; there is a high content of oleic acid (55%-83%); and a unique flavor.
Oleic acid is an unsaturated fatty acid, and in general, the more double bonds it contains, the higher the degree of unsaturation, the easier it is to be oxidized, and the more afraid of high temperatures. Oleic acid has only 1 double bond, while linoleic acid has 2, linolenic acid has 3, EPA has 5, and DHA has 6. Oleic acid has the least number of double bonds, so its degree of unsaturation is relatively low.
Theoretically, olive oil can be sauteed, fried, stir-fried, but also cold.
ExpandedOlive oil frying notes:
1, do not stir-fry at high temperatures
Olive oil contains some trace substances belonging to the multi-category, if the use of high temperature stir-frying, will destroy its nutrients, see the nutritional characteristics, in addition to the monounsaturated fats in the olive oil in the heating of the smoke, easy to turn into unhealthy, harmful to the human body of the trans-fat, which has been proved to be a high-calorie, high-fat, high-fat, high-fat, high-fat, high-fat, high-fat, high-fat, high-fat. This kind of fat has been proved to be a high carcinogen.
So it's best to use olive oil in a cold way, or to make some messy stews and other dishes as well.
2, do not eat
Although olive oil has a lot of health benefits, but with other edible oils, olive oil is also high-calorie, so eat more will have a negative impact on the body, but also make it easy to accumulate fat to cause obesity and other problems.
3, olive oil is not the more expensive the better
Now many people have a kind of thinking: the more money spent, the more expensive things, then the quality of its goods is better. This idea is wrong, although the quality of some things is directly proportional to the price, but not all things are like that.
Let's take for example the purchase of olive oil for frying. Olive oil is generally categorized into three levels: extra virgin, virgin and regular virgin, and from the name of this level, the price goes from high to low.
Yes, because extra virgin olive oil has a strong aroma and good flavor, it is also more expensive. But what you need to know is that if you take extra virgin olive oil to fry food is a wasteful behavior. Because olive oil frying will produce a lot of fumes, its nutrients have been destroyed, this time the extra virgin olive oil is better to use general common olive oil. So when buying olive oil do not need to buy the most expensive.
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