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2. Cooking oil - Wikipedia

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   Cooking oil (also known as edible oil) is a plant or animal liquid fat used in frying, baking, and other types of cooking. Oil allows higher cooking temperatures than water, making cooking faster and more flavorful, while likewise distributing heat, reducing burning and uneven cooking. It sometimes imparts its own flavor.

3. This is the No. 1 healthiest cooking oil, according to dietitians

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   The least healthy cooking oil is coconut oil, the experts note. “Basically every single oil, except for coconut oil, is a good source of unsaturated fats and is a healthy option for cooking ...

4. Vegetable oil - Wikipedia

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   A common cooking oil, also used to make biodiesel Peanut: 4.82: Mild-flavored cooking oil Cottonseed: 4.99: A major food oil, often used in industrial food processing Palm kernel: 4.85: From the seed of the African palm tree Coconut: 3.48: Used in cooking, cosmetics and soaps Olive: 2.84: Used in cooking, cosmetics, soaps and as a fuel for ...

5. Oil - Wikipedia

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   An oil is any nonpolar chemical substance that is composed primarily of hydrocarbons and is hydrophobic (does not mix with water) and lipophilic (mixes with other oils). Oils are usually flammable and surface active. Most oils are unsaturated lipids that are liquid at room temperature. The general definition of oil includes classes of chemical ...

6. Soybean oil - Wikipedia

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   Soybean oil ( British English: soyabean oil) is a vegetable oil extracted from the seeds of the soybean ( Glycine max ). It is one of the most widely consumed cooking oils and the second most consumed vegetable oil. [2] As a drying oil, processed soybean oil is also used as a base for printing inks ( soy ink) and oil paints .

7. Corn oil - Wikipedia

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   Corn oil, five liters. Plastic jugs in cardboard boxes, 15 kg each. Corn oil (North American) or maize oil (British) is oil extracted from the germ of corn ( maize ). Its main use is in cooking, where its high smoke point makes refined corn oil a valuable frying oil. It is also a key ingredient in some margarines.