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biren1973

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Type of diabetes
Type 2
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Hi

Which cooking oil is good for diabetes? I m using cold pressed rapseed oil for many years. The reason is it has the lowest saturated fat only 6g.

Is there any better oil? I heard cold pressed organic olive oil good, but that has very high saturated fat nearly 14g, hence not using it.

Any suggestions?

Regards
 
Either olive oil or rapeseed oil is good. Cold pressed is much better for both of them.


 
What type of frying are you doing.?. I use butter or animal fats of some kind.
 
Avocado, sesame or macadamia have high smoke points I believe. I like to use a variety of oils for different benefits.

Olive, Mac, avocado, butter. I don't fry anything but rather roast. I do sauté on lower heat things such as veggies.
 
bulkbiker said:
What type of frying are you doing.?. I use butter or animal fats of some kind.
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I don't fry but use for stir fry and curry. But my understanding is butter has tran fat which is bad for heart.
 
biren1973 said:
Is there any better oil? I heard cold pressed organic olive oil good, but that has very high saturated fat nearly 14g, hence not using it.
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Rapeseed oil has the lowest sat fat content followed by Sunflower oil (just did a Google search), we use either Rapeseed, Veg and Extra Virgin Olive Oil in our cooking.
 
Can someone tell me if there are any benefits of using olive oil over rapseed oil?
 
biren1973 said:
Can someone tell me if there are any benefits of using olive oil over rapseed oil?
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Olive Oil and Extra Virgin Olive Oil forms part of the heart-healthy Mediterranean Diet, it is said that the countries that consume the most have the least incidents of CVD.
 
I only use extra virgin olive oil. Not the pure, light or extra light. They're processed. I also only use expeller pressed oils instead of oils that were extracted using hexane. As my diet is 80% fat I like the best fat sources.
I also use Macadamia oil occasionally. And my mayo is non gmo expeller pressed canola.

I love coconut oil but I get nauseous and a headache
 
Have a read of udo Erasmus he explains the benefits and pitfalls. It depends if you are heating the oil or using cold and whether you are looking to boost omega 3 or 6 intakes. In my understanding rapeseed especially if cold pressed is a good all rounder

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Because I'm a bit of a scrooge, I use whichever reasonable quality oil is on offer at the supermarket (I draw the line and will not buy the cheap, luminous yellow vegetable stuff that comes in massive plastic bottles). I figure that I use so little of it anyway that it's not likely to make an impact. I just finished with a bottle of Rice Bran Oil, and now started on a bottle of Lidl's Cold Pressed Rape Seed oil.
 
biren1973 said:
my understanding is butter has tran fat which is bad for heart.
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Butter doesn't have trans fats and is much healthier for you than margarine and other spreads that do have trans fats.
 
I use canola spray n cook in a non stick fry pan, and olive oil on salads and veggies.
 
Just looked in the kitchen cupboard and there's coconut oil, cold pressed rapeseed oil and extra virgin olive oil, I tend to use whichever comes to hand. Oh yes and there's also sesame seed oil.
 
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