With so many different varieties of cooking oils available in the market today it becomes a difficult task to select the right type of oil.
Fats are essential to carry out the proper functioning of our body. A large number of these oils contain saturated fats, polyunsaturated fats, and monounsaturated fats.
The oils that contain monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fats prove to be healthy since they prevent cancer and heart diseases.
The monounsaturated fats help to increase the HDL level cholesterol in your blood. The polyunsaturated fats can decrease your risk of heart disease.
Saffola brand is a popular Marico brand that has been proven to offer several health benefits since many years.
Since it is good for your heart, it has been highly recommended by many doctors and health organizations. Saffola has now come up with a new oil called as Saffola total that is a blend of safflower and rice bran oil in a combined ratio.
This oil is known to have double the antioxidant power than that of olive oil. It is the perfect choice of oil for Indian cooking where the oil needs to be heated at much higher temperatures that result in the formation of free radicals.
Saffola Total has a specially designed antioxidant system that can withstand high temperatures and help in preventing the formation of harmful free radicals. The free radicals can result in cell damage and accelerate the progression of cardiovascular disease and cancer.
Saffola Total offers five antioxidants whereas olive oil provides only two antioxidants. The antioxidants are known to scavenge the bad free radicals and maintain the cell integrity.Safflower oil is an ideal choice of oil for deep frying since it has a high smoke point. It is rich in linoleic acid, which can cut down your risk of heart diseases.
In this modern world of today and wrong eating habits, many of us have developed high cholesterol leading to high blood pressures. The oils we usually use for cookingour foods at home generally have a very high fat level and often result in raising the cholesterol level of our body. We know we should avoid deep fried food but till how long?
On a visit to the anniversary celebration of a relative, we were all offered home cooked food in dinner. It was amazing that in spite of the food been deep-fried, it was not at all heavy on stomach and did not even seem oily. On enquiring from my hosts, I was told that all food had been prepared in Saffolagold cooking oil. They also told me the advantages of this oil.
Due to my high BP and cholesterol levels, we started the use of saffola gold cooking oil in our kitchen, a few years back. This saffolagold oil is a safe mixture of rice bran oil and kardi oil and is fortified with natural vitamin E.
In fact, both the rice bran oil and the kardi oil are dry oils.