yea if you actually rub it in your eyes

lol. . .but seriously what makes it unhealthy?

It's high in saturated fat just like coconut oil which is why it easily becomes solid like at times.

It has it's advantages with some vit A and E, but still better off with olive oil.

hmmm. . .ok. . . thnx. . .

olive

Most people are for olive here but i heard that it is high in calories. This was given as the reason why only little quantity is used in cooking. I always wondered why in cook books you see 3 tablespoons of olive oil and when i read the reason above i thought it made sense. So is this true? Or can one use olive oil in any quantity one likes?

so because olive oil is healthier, people should use a gallon to cook?

In case you arent aware despite being healthier, it's still oil which has fat. It just has less than the others.

Olive oil!!!

Sunflower oil or Soya oil does it for me. Cheers.

Ever heard of Grand oil? It is Cholesterol free in Naija. There is another brand whose name I have forgotten.

But the problem is when most you do African Dishes, You still go ahead to bleach the oil even if it is cholesterol free.

When it is bleached (changes colour), the free unsaturaturated fatty acids are coverted to saturates and cholesterol.
This defeats the aim of brand.

So all those too much fry fry no good.

Where I am now, I use sunflower. I just make sure I do not heat it it much and still the taste is still superb

hmmmmmmmmmm, where palm oil go sef,

well i b all weather, whch eva wen ever, no yawa na make i just prepare somtin wey belle go chop, lol

bblacky:

hmmmmmmmmmm, where palm oil go sef,

well i b all weather, whch eva wen ever, no yawa na make i just prepare somtin wey belle go chop, lol

Fresh palm oil wee never oxidize get 50:50 FFA vs Cholesterol, though it may vary depending on the region where it was cultivated.

When it begins to deteriorate, it could be worse than re-using heated oil for another frying.

agabaI23:

Fresh palm oil wee never oxidize get 50:50 FFA vs Cholesterol, though it may vary depending on the region where it was cultivated.

When it begins to deteriorate, it could be worse than re-using heated oil for another frying.

reallyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy,

bblacky:

reallyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy,

yap

Please for health sake, forget about brand names and labels.


O L I V E    O I L,    O L I V E    O I L  is the name (either Virgin or Extra-Virgin type) is what you need however, use it sparingly in your cooking and not too much as each tablespoon can have high fat content: e.g the Mono-unsaturate content is about 11g in one tablespoonful and that's quite alot of fat to consider when cooking. 1-2 tablespoon in my view would do if you're cooking for yourself but for the family adjust accordingly.  All other cooking oils have higher Mono contents than olive oil hence the healthiest.   

In the year 2000, I made a conscious decision never to cook with any other oil but Olive and have not regretted it.  I have been cooking with extra virgin olive oil ever since though expensive, I love it for its taste, aroma, texture and of course the health promotion aspect of it.  In my view, better than any other oil commonly available in the market today.

Good luck!

well guess we all know olive oil is about the best but the truth's dat most of us may find out dat we are not in a postion to really monitor the oil we use for cooking cos we eat in joints,bukkas e.t.c, that definitely leaves ur health at the mercy of others, abi?

olive oil 4 sum fings extra virgin olive oil 4 others

Monounsaturated oils are the best,and include,olive,canola and rapeseed oils.

Leisure oil is de best.
no cholesterol.
i dont even know about that of olive oil. think its only for rubbing and used as prescribed by pastors.

leisure is the one I forgot

Leisure and grand for peeps in naija

I also wondered where Leisure vanished to,i guess gino,kings, turkey have taken over the market.

kwuli kwuli oil is the best.

there is nothing extremely healthy about olive oil. olive oil became olive oil because of its taste and smell. not because of any health benefits.

as far as health goes, canola oil the best. and i think when it comes to oils, low colestrol and HDLs should your only concern. What good is a fantastic eyesight if your heart is no longer beating.

I personally go with the cheapest canola oil i can find. i've always been cheap.

koko oil is d best don't trip lol

Makavelis:

koko oil is d best don't trip lol

errr. . .ewww??

U cant go wrong wid olive oil!!

Whatever was wrong with the good ol' groundnut oil??

Olive oil has an annoying taste and smell so its definitely a no, no.


Bleached palm oil also works.

Okija_juju:

Whatever was wrong with the good ol' groundnut oil??

Olive oil has an annoying taste and smell so its definitely a no, no.


Bleached palm oil also works.

good luck to u and clogging up ur arteries oo, LOL!!

grapeseed oil actually reduces cholesterol

Which kind Olive Oil everywhere be dis? make our Naija people no hear say una dey take that "Holy" Oil dey cook food because God go punish all of una for using Daddy GO's prefered holy tool for your jollof rice. Hisses a long one

Olive oil is not expensive here. Though i hate the extra virgen for that wierd taste, but i love the soft taste of normal olive oil.

shesi:

there is nothing extremely healthy about olive oil. olive oil became olive oil because of its taste and smell. not because of any health benefits.

as far as health goes, canola oil the best. and i think when it comes to oils, low colestrol and HDLs should your only concern. What good is a fantastic eyesight if your heart is no longer beating.

I personally go with the cheapest canola oil i can find. i've always been cheap.

I believe you mean high density lipoprotein here . . .lol
HDL in oil?

yes. what i meant was, there's been quite a few studies linking canola oil to an increase in HDLs. Olive oil on the other hand has been implicated in LDL increases. anyway i'm not a nutrionist so i don't know the latest.