Elissa
Snider
With so many varieties and brands which are flooding the market today. It is really difficult to buy the right kind of cooking oil for yourself. As you will enter a departmental store you will see an array of cooking oils sporting all types of jargons on their packaging be it the saturated fats, unsaturated fats, refined, filtered, ricebran oil and vanaspati. The best cooking practice is to try and cut down on your volume of cooking oil. The different types of fats available to you include:
1. Unsaturated fats
These are considered to be good for your health as they do not increase the levels of your bad cholesterol.
2. The monounsaturated fatty acid (MUFA)
It refers to a healthy fatty acid that lowers the levels of your bad cholesterol and triglycerides without lowering your good cholesterol levels.
3. Polyunsaturated Fatty Acid (PUFA)
These will be lowering the levels of your good and bad cholesterol. It is not all that beneficial as lower levels of good cholesterol will increase your risk of developing a heart disease.
Various brands which are available to you include:
1. Ylang oil brand
2. Athena brand olive oil
3. MP brand super coconut oil and lots more.