Why should you use coconut oil in healthy cooking?
By Watthana
Coconut oil is the oil obtained from the extraction of coconut oil.
The main component of coconut oil is saturated fatty acids (more than 90% of the total fatty acid content), which is a medium-chain fatty acid such as lauric acid, which is metabolized better and therefore less deposited in the adipose tissue than that of long-chain fatty acids.
Cold pressed coconut oil available in the market is extracted from the flesh of the coconut without heat and through a chemical process.
Virgin coconut oil is clear, colorless, has no sediment, and can be eaten.
What are the benefits of coconut oil when used in your daily diet?
Coconut oil can also be used as a medicine for some diseases.
Because coconut oil is a natural and safe raw material.
So coconut oil is a healthy choice when you fry.
Virgin coconut oil is best used as it is not refined. While other types of oil are refined. These oils are subject to thermal purification and deodorization processes due to the distillation process making the oil smell bad by using chemicals such as bleach and other chemicals used to stabilize the oil.
Today, our food is cooked at over 450 degrees and roasted at over 1000 degrees.
Virgin coconut oil is, therefore, the best choice for hot cooking.
Coconut oil is a great alternative to vegetable oils in healthy cooking. You can substitute any vegetable oil recipe. You’ll be much healthier when you switch to coconut oil instead of vegetable oil in your meals.
Coconut oil can become waxy when the temperature is below 25°C. It has a creamy white appearance due to its highly saturated oil properties. Therefore, it waxes faster than other types of oil. So don’t be surprised if you buy coconut oil that’s available in department stores. Waxing coconut oil is not a bad thing. But it indicates that this brand of coconut oil is of good quality. Once purchased, just put it at room temperature. Coconut oil will return to normal.
How to use:
One of the best uses for coconut oil for health is to substitute it for the other vegetable oils mentioned above, or as a supplement.
Adults take 3-4 teaspoons daily, and children 1-2 teaspoons daily, divided into meals. Or you can mix it into a drink or juice as well. (Coconut oil mixed with tomato juice is delicious)
Here are some benefits you can get when using coconut oil in place of vegetable oil in your daily cooking.
1. apply coconut oil to nourish the skin to shine bright, not dry and tight.
2. help slow down aging and the deterioration of the body.
3. it doesn’t make you fat. It is a supplement for those who want to lose weight. Because coconut oil has medium-sized molecules, it is digested quickly and does not accumulate in the body. This molecule will stimulate metabolic processes. The calories we get from food are burned, causing less fat to accumulate in the body.
4. helps reduce inflammation of the skin.
5. help in treating osteoarthritis.
6. helps detoxify and remove toxins from the body.
7. helps strengthen the immune system of the body.
8. helps prevent cell mutations from becoming cancerous cells.
9. help dilate blood vessels and prevent hardening of the arteries, which is the cause of heart disease.
10. completely cure and alleviate the symptoms of diabetes.
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