Vegetable oil takes one of the places of honorin the kitchen of every hostess. And the most popular product obtained from sunflower seeds. Sunflower oil contains vital vitamins and minerals that are necessary for the body to function properly. This product stimulates the metabolism and has a beneficial effect on the work of the intestine, the nervous system, helps to improve memory. A variety of sunflower oil is high oleic. About what it is, what is its advantage over the usual and what benefits and harm to the body, we will tell in our article.
What is high oleic oil?
Sunflower oil is a valuable product.sunflower processing. Without it, it is difficult to imagine modern cooking. Depending on the content of fatty acids, sunflower seeds and the oil that is produced from them, there are 4 types: high oleic, medium oleic, high linoleic, high stearic. Raw materials for each of them are obtained using traditional breeding methods.
Высокоолеиновое масло - продукт с высоким oleic monounsaturated acid content (80-90%). Saturated fatty acids make up at least 10% of the volume. According to its characteristics, this type of oil can be compared with olive oil, despite the fact that its price is 3-4 times lower. High-fatty oil has a neutral taste, light yellow color (almost transparent) and does not contain trans fats. In the food industry, it has been used for more than 10 years.
Advantages over regular sunflower oil
High oleic oil has significant advantages over conventional, obtained in the traditional way from sunflower seeds:
- The main thing for which this oil is valued is a high content of oleic acid, the amount of which in the composition reaches 90%.
- There is even more oleic acid in high oleic oil than in olive (80-90% versus 71%) and regular sunflower (80-90% versus 35%).
- This product is ideal for frying, unlike most other types of oils. The fact is that it does not form trans fats that are harmful to human health.
- It has a neutral taste. Due to this property, such a product is suitable for people who do not like the taste of unrefined sunflower oil and olive oil.
- Due to the content of polyunsaturated Omega-3-acid, the shelf life of this product is longer than that of other types of vegetable oils.
In general, it can be said that a product with a high content of oleic acid in terms of nutritional value can be put above olive oil, although its cost is an order of magnitude lower.
High oleic oil: benefits and harm to the body
Now tell about the beneficial properties of this product. They are much larger than the traditional sunflower.
High oleic vegetable oil is useful for the body as follows:
- high content of vitamin E, which is considered a natural antioxidant that destroys free radicals, which often cause the formation of cancerous tumors;
- low content of saturated fats harmful to the body (10%);
- Omega-3-acid, which it contains, helps to reduce the level of cholesterol in the body, strengthens the immune system, protects the cell membranes and internal organs from destruction;
- Omega-9-acid normalizes the heart and strengthens blood vessels;
- beneficial effects on the bowels and the entire digestive system;
- The presented oil is absorbed by the body faster than other species, therefore it is considered more useful.
Harm to the body can only bring excessive consumption of vegetable oil. Otherwise, it can be called an ideal product for use in its pure form, and for frying.
Popular butter manufacturers
The most famous producers of high oleic oil in Russia are:
- Refined deodorized high oleic acidAston premium oils. The manufacturer indicates on the packaging that this product has 4 times more roasting cycles than regular sunflower. Smoke point is 260 ° C.
- High oleic oil brand "Naturalproducts "," Krasnodar elite "- has a neutral taste, contains 80% of Omega-9-acids and can withstand up to 10 hours of frying. All this information is listed on the manufacturer's packaging.
- "Olya Lefkadii" - made by cold pressing of high oleic sunflower varieties.
- "Rossiyanka" - produced in the city of Atkarsk, Saratov region. It has the ability to preserve the taste and color during heat treatment 3 times more than other types of oil.
Customer Reviews
Based on customer reviews, you canIt is certain to say that high oleic oil has much more advantages than regular sunflower oil. For the price it costs much higher than olive, and in quality it is not inferior. It can be used both as a salad dressing and for frying. Manufacturers of this product claim that it can be used up to 5 times during deep-fat frying without the formation of dangerous carcinogens.
The taste of high oleic oil - ratherneutral, gentle and pleasant. It does not burn or smoke in the pan, while retaining all the benefits of the products being fried. Deficiencies in this oil buyers have not found.
How much is?
The cost of oil, with a high content of oleicacids, above the usual, however, as its benefits. The price of high oleic oil can be compared with cheap olive oil. Its cost is 140 p. for a 0.5 l glass bottle. You can buy this oil in all major supermarkets of the country.
