Olive oil, nowadays, comes into our kitchen. It is one of the most popular edible oils throughout the whole world. Many studies and reports believe that people who consume higher quantity of olive oil especially extra virgin olive oil will enjoy healthier lives and have longer lives. Scientists have found that residents who live in olive regions suffer less diseases like cancers, heart-disease etc. Therefore, most people have recognized the benefits of olive oil and chosen olive oil as daily cooking edible oil. If you are doing olive oil packaging business, and looking for a experienced glass bottle manufacturer, we are your reliable olive oil bottle supplier in China. We have our self-owned glass bottle factory, acting as glass bottle maker with experience, expertise, managing high quality glass bottles for oil packaging to our worldwide clients.
However, there is a negative voice always appealing in my ears—it is not safe to cook with olive oil at high temperature. Is it bad to deep fry with olive oil? Food fried with olive oil is bad for our health? I believe you have faced such questions more than one time. Sometimes you are confused and even trust that olive oil is unhealthy for frying food.
Is that true? In this article, we will together to deeply learn olive oil.
Is It Safe To Fry With Olive Oil?
The answer is definitely “YES”.
There is a saying popular around us– olive oil is not stable with high temperature cooking. It will loose nutrients and cause harmful substance which is bad to our health. Is this true? According to the North American Olive Oil Association, olive oil has a smoke point that ranges from 390-468°F. Because deep fryers only reach 375° F, you should most definitely be safe with deep frying with olive oil. In our daily cooking conditions, without over-heating, Olive oil undergoes no substantial structural change and keeps its nutritional value better than other oils, not only because of the antioxidants but also due to its high level of oleic asid.
There are some reasons why oil oil is better than other oils when it is heated, and a few myths we need to put to rest when it comes to cooking with olive oil.
Myths 1: The Smoking Point of Olive Oil Is Too Low For Frying.
Some cooking oils and fats will reach what is referred to as the smoking point before reaching temperatures required for a good fry. The smoking point is the temperature at which a chemical change takes place resulting in undesirable smoke and flavor. Olive oil is not one of them.
The smoking point of extra virgin olive oil is somewhere between 380°F (193°C) and 410°F (210°C), depending on the impurities and acid content of the olive oil: the better the quality, the higher the smoking point.
The smoking point of olive oil is well above the temperature required for all but the highest-heat cooking.
Myth 2: Frying Temperatures Will Change Olive Oil From a ‘Good Oil’ To A ‘Bad Oil.’
Cooking fats and oils are considered dietary fats of which there are three types, saturated, trans and unsaturated. The first two are bad, but the third, unsaturated fat, includes olive oil, a healthy plant-derived dietary fat.
The heat required to raise the temperature of olive oil high enough to fry food cannot change the chemical composition of olive oil from a good one to a bad one.
Myth 3: Fried Foods Absorb Cooking Oil, Making You Fat.
Properly fried food will absorb much less cooking oil if the temperature of the oil is hot enough before food is introduced. Otherwise, the food will indeed soak up the oil, producing a soggy, flaccid product. You know, like those oil-soaked fries you had last week from your favorite fast-food chain.
Not only can you fry with extra virgin olive oil, but you should. Frying with EVOO not only satisfies our desire for Southern-fried comfort foods, Asian stir fry, Mexican fajitas and Italian veal piccata, but it does all of that in addition to fulfilling our nutritional requirements for a healthy dietary fat.
5 Quick Frying Tips With Olive Oil
1.The olive oil used for frying should always be hot; if it is cold the food will soak up the oil.
2. Make sure to use plenty of olive oil in the pan to ensure even cooking throughout (and no burning!)
3. Do not mix olive oil with other vegetable oils or fats.
4. Olive oil should be re-used no more than four or five times.
5. The digestibility of heated olive oil does not change even when re-used for frying several times.
Best Oils To Fry With:
- Extra Virgin Olive Oil
- Avocado Oil
- Coconut Oil
- Ghee
- Animal Fats (like Tallow)
Oils To Avoid (High in Polyunsaturated Fat):
- Sesame oil
- Rice bran oil
- Grape seed oil
- Safflower oil
- Sunflower oil
- Cottonseed oil
- Corn oil
- Canola oil
- Soybean oil
How to Store Olive Oil Properly
Now we know that olive oil is one of the best oil for frying, and it will not be bad for our health after deep frying. Are you curious about storing olive oil? Have you ever thought how to store olive oil properly? Before we further go on with olive oil storage, some basic characters of olive oil we need to know.
As a natural product, olive oil is not like wine, so it does not improve with time. On the Contrary, olive oil will loose its taste and be bad for our health. Therefore, it is better to use up the olive oil within a year. Oxygen, light, and heat, they are the three enemies to olive oil. When exposed to those elements, olive oil will turn rancid more quickly.
Store olive oil in a dark-colored glass bottle, which will help to keep out the light. This will protect the oil from exposure to sunlight. If your olive oil in a large tin, consider pouring smaller amounts in a dark-colored bottle to use as you need it.
Avoid storing olive oil in plastic containers because chemicals from the plastic can seep into the oil. Also avoid reactive metal containers, like iron or copper, which can cause a reaction with the oil, making it unsafe.
It is also important to limit the oil’s exposure the oxygen. Over time, oxygen can degrade the quality of the olive oil, eventually turning it rancid. Using olive oil soon after buying it, and always keep it stored with a cap or lid.
Do You Have Your Favorite Olive Oil Bottles?
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