Several queries crop up about what oil should we use for cooking. There is a lot of misunderstanding too. The wrong notions range from using of different brands of a particular oil, to literally mixing different varieties of oil in a bowl and using it for cooking.

Each variety of pure cold pressed oil has its own health benefits. There’s a reason why oils are called Essential Fatty Acids. They’re literally Essential to your well-being. What is meant by mixing of oils is, use different varieties of pure nutritious oils in your recipes across the month. You can make a Sambar with sesame oil, Avial with coconut oil, Cutlet with groundnut oil and so on. In this way, you can get a balanced nutrition from all the oils. Using these oils as salad dressing etc. to consume in a raw form or in low temperature cooking gives the best health benefits.

Every oil contains diverse percentages of saturated fat, monounsaturated fat, and polyunsaturated fat, and also some oils are having low smoking points while some have a high smoking point. Low smoking point oils are used for sautéing like sesame oil. High smoking point oils are used for deep frying like peanut and coconut oil. Each oil has a different flavor and aroma, Keep away from a manual blend of oils without proper acquaintance.