Benefits and caloric content of vegetable oils

Have you ever thought about the value and caloric value of vegetable oils? Basically, people used to think that vegetable oil is sunflower, which is not quite so. Vegetable fats are all vegetable oils:

• Walnut oil;
• Sunflower;
• Linen;
• Peanut;
• Olive;
• Grape seed oil ;
• Pumpkin;
• Corn;
• wheat germ oil;
• Sesame and others.

Each of these oils has its own calorie and effect on the human body, they contain the unsaturated fatty acids necessary for the normal development of the body, which are not synthesized in it and must be supplied with food. The composition of any of these oils includes triglycerides and fatty acids, wax and sterols. The amount and condition of these substances in the composition of the oil depends on their useful properties and quality. It should be remembered that vegetable oil is useful for consumption until it starts an irreversible oxidation process, which is easy to determine by the appearance of a bitter taste.

Caloric content of vegetable oils

Walnut oil is known as a good anti-inflammatory drug, it improves blood circulation, strengthens immunity and is a source of iodine, zinc and cobalt. It contains vitamins of the group P and B, as well as C, A, E. Also, walnut oil is used to treat and prevent diseases of the endocrine system. Caloric value of a tablespoon of vegetable oil of walnut is approximately 71 kcal.

Sunflower oil is one of the widely used vegetable fats. It is used for frying, baking, salad dressings and many other purposes. In medicine, this oil is used to prevent and treat diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, liver, vascular diseases, toothache and many other ailments. Sunflower oil contains essential fatty acids, such as linolenic and linoleic, which are necessary for the formation of cell walls in the body and the proper functioning of the brain. The calorie content of a teaspoon of sunflower oil is 45 kcal.

Olive oil, basically, is considered dietary and is often used for salad dressings. This oil contains fatty acids Omega-7, Omega-9 and Omega-6, as well as all the necessary vitamins. In medicine, olive oil is used to strengthen bones and muscles, normalize the cardiovascular system, it clears the body of free radicals and toxins, normalizes digestion. Caloric content of vegetable oils from ripe or green olives is approximately 883 kcal. It is preferable to eat unrefined olive oil, although the risk of its oxidation is somewhat higher.

Caloric content of vegetable oils from sesame and pumpkin is 897 kcal, flaxseed oil - 857 kcal, peanut butter - 920. All vegetable oils are tasty and useful in their own way, and their daily consumption is necessary for both children's and adult body.