Lately, we have all become aware of how cooking oil can impact our health. So many options are available in the market and we often find it tough to settle at one type of oil. Though it’s healthy to keep utilizing different types of oil when we cook. One particular phenomenon has become prominent -the use of cold-pressed oils. Slowly people are moving away from refined oils to cold-pressed oils. There are so many advertising campaigns that have been convincing people about the health benefits of cold-pressed oils.  

Should we trust that cold-pressed oils are a healthier option? Let’s find out.

 

 

Refined oil is the most used variant but cold-pressed oils are becoming popular around the globe due to their wide range of health benefits.

 

Indeed, cold-pressed oils are healthier than refined oils. The nutrients in refined oil are lost after getting exposed to chemicals and heat.

 

 

But cold-pressed oils are different, they retain the nutrients as they aren’t heated and are chemical-free. They also have a high amount of Vitamin E and possess anti-inflammatory properties.

 

Cold-pressed oil is known to be cholesterol-free and doesn’t have harmful solvent residues.

 

Cold-pressed oil is rich in oleic acid that boosts immunity.

 

 

 

How is cold-pressed oil made?

 

 

We need to find answers to this query to understand why cold-pressed oil is a healthier choice. Let’s unveil the answer.

 

 

A bit about cold-pressed oils:

 

 

The oil used for cooking is extracted from seeds, vegetables, nuts, and fruits. The method in which it is extracted is called pressing. Extraction is done from oilseeds like canola, coconut, sunflower seeds, olive, or sesame seeds.

 

 

The process doesn’t include heating while extracting as that degrades the flavor and the level of nutrition. The process of the cold press includes crushing seeds or nuts and using pressure to extract oil out of the seeds.

 

 

‘Ghani’ is used to extract oil from oilseeds. Ghani is a pestle and mortar device made from stone or wood.

 

An animal is used to perambulate while extracting oil. Rather this is the simplest way used while extracting oil from the seeds since it doesn’t involve heating.

 

 

Presently extraction machines have replaced ghanis. The process includes the use of excessive heat and high quantities of oil can be extracted by this method. But undoubtedly the quality of oil suffers.

 

 

Why use cold-pressed oils for cooking?

 

 

It is believed that olive, coconut, canola, sesame, and sunflower oil can be used while cooking. But cold-pressed oils should not be used in high quantity and refrained from heating a lot. It’s recommended that we use cold-pressed oil due to its rich flavor and high nutritional value. Though using these oils is a different experience as they cannot be heated a lot and that is primarily why they aren’t heated while extraction.

 

These oils have unsaturated fats that get degraded after being exposed to heat. If you need to deep fry or sauté these unsaturated fats might break down making the oils unsafe for consumption.

 

Sesame and olive oil are best to sprinkle overcooked food or in salads. So, when you switch to cold-pressed oils ensure that you don’t heat them a lot. The best way to use them is for salads and bread.

 

Benefits of cold-pressed oils:

 

• Natural and chemical-free:

 

Cold-pressed oils are natural and free from harmful chemicals. When oil is refined the process includes using chemicals like sodium bicarbonate, hexane, sodium hydroxide, and bleaching agents that kill the nutritional value.

 

• High nutritional value:

 

They include nutrients like vitamins, phospholipids, antioxidants, proteins, and lecithin. Thus, they boost your health. These are harmful to your health.

 

While cold-pressed oils are organic and free from chemicals like BHT, gallate, propyl, etc. that are preservative and extremely toxic.

 

If you like organic food and refrain from consuming chemical-laden foods then you should switch to cold-pressed oils.

 

• Decreases radical cell damage:

 

Natural antioxidants help to reduce radical cell damage and since cold-pressed oil is rich in Vitamin E it has anti-inflammatory and healing properties.

 

 

• Healthy for your skin:

 

 

Woods or Cold-pressed oil are extracted naturally without heating. This saves all the nutrients. Thus, it helps to keep your skin healthy and assists in losing weight.

 

 

Sesame, sunflower, groundnut, flaxseeds, and olive cold-pressed oils are available in the market. Slowly incorporate them into your diet.

It would take time for your body to adapt to cold-pressed oils as you are used to refined oils.

 

 

Conclusively, cold-pressed oil should not be used for deep frying. Don’t expose it to high temperatures as they break down to unsaturated fats thus, they become unsafe for consumption.

 

 

Visit Navmi website www.navmi.co.in to buy cold-pressed oils as our focus since inception has always been serving customers with natural foods of the best quality. All our products like coconut oil, flaxseed oil, ghee, A2 milk, different types of natural honey, jaggery, turmeric, etc are chemical-free. Unprocessed foods contain higher amounts of antioxidants, they reduce the risk of heart disease, cancers, and other health issues.

 

 

Visit our site (Nirlesh Foods Private Limited or Navmi) www.navmi.co.in to know more about nutritionally pure and unprocessed food. Make a conscious and healthy choice of foods.

 

 

 

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