The body needs fat, but fat is extremely rich in calories. One gram of fat provides the body with up to 9 calories, while one gram of protein or one gram of starch only provides 4 calories. Therefore, it is necessary to determine the amount of fat provided to the body reasonably. All cooking fats and oils are made up of saturated, polyunsaturated, and monounsaturated fatty acids in different proportions.
Nowadays, consumers are confused about whether to use cooking oil or animal fat in food processing because according to some arguments defending the beneficial view of animal fat, lard is the soul of the dish, no matter what the dish is, just a spoon of animal fat is enough to create a beautiful color, fragrant and delicious taste. It is an additive that makes dishes more wonderful because the aroma of animal fat is irreplaceable cause the main source of this aroma is a small amount of a special protein, a decomposition product of glyceride. So lard and cooking oil, what should be used?
Animal fat contains excess saturated fatty acids and can create cholesterol in the blood. Meanwhile, vegetable oil contains lots of unsaturated fatty acids, and no cholesterol (except for some types like coconut oil, palm oil, or cocoa oil). If vegetable oil contains a huge amount of vitamins E and K, animal fat contains many vitamins A and D.
Lard and cooking oil are two indispensable foods in people's daily lives. If people only use vegetable oil and completely ignore animal fat, it will cause nutritional imbalance.
Regarding the nutritional value of lard and cooking oil, nutrition experts say: "Fat has many saturated fatty acids, fat-soluble vitamins such as vitamin A, vitamin D. In vegetable oil there are unsaturated fatty acids, fat-soluble vitamins such as vitamin E, vitamin K. Unsaturated fatty acids if used at high temperatures for a long time, will decompose to form toxic substances that are harmful".
Thus, it is clear that animal fat is not more fattening than vegetable oil as has long been believed because each gram of oil and fat provides the same 9 calories, so whether it is lard or cooking oil, it causes weight gain in the same way and the use of cooking oil or animal fat is good for the body but requires a balance in food processing to ensure health.
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