Can Fried Food Be Made With Organic Olive Oil?

By Jennifer Marie Anderson


It's easy to see that most people enjoy fried food. While some people may not rely on it so much - and it's understandable, given the other healthy cooking methods available - no one can deny the fact that it can be done very well. However, as far as cooking oils are concerned, it seems as though attention has been brought to the culinary side of things. The reason why I say this is that organic olive oil may just be the best option for this purpose.

Medical News Today put forth an article, basically stating that organic olive oil may be the best health-related option for fried food preparation. While there are certain seed oils that have been used for frying, in the past, this particular product supported by Unaprol is simply better and there are reasons for this. For one, this type of oil houses a number of nutrients at the onset, in addition to antioxidants. In addition, it may be one of the most stable products imaginable.

In order for this story to be given greater insight, researchers within Sfax University decided to research various cooking oils. They wanted to know how heat would be able to change the properties of these oils; chemical, physical, and nutritional shifts would be examined by these experts. As you can probably imagine, heat is going to affect these properties, albeit in certain ways. One thing is for sure, though: one oil will be able to maintain said properties the best under heated conditions.

After the study was said and done, refined organic olive oil showed a greater amount of strength, in terms of heat, than other refined seed oils. It's been said that the oil made from olives displayed the, "greatest resistance to oxidative deterioration," meaning that its natural antioxidants and helpful vitamins held up better in higher temperatures. These components were not tremendously reduced, which is fortunate to say the least. As a result, its quality was higher than the other oil types assessed.

The idea of deep-frying with this type of oil is likely to bring about a number of responses, some of them more positive than others. Of course, the oil in question has a number of health benefits, so why should they be brushed aside? Fried foods can still be made with the product in question, which is a point that no one should overlook. For those who are curious about switching up ingredients, for deep-frying foods, just know that you aren't short on options.




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