Choice Oil

Oil is the source of the most high-energy, which is 9 calories per gram. Compare with other nutritional substances, such as carbohydrate and protein, which accounts for only 4 calories per gramnya. Oil is also a media source and vitamins in the fat soluble vitamins such as A, D, E, and K, and also karotenoid.

Some types of fat can not be made by the human body so that the absolute obtained from food. For example linoleat fatty acid (omega-6) and alpha-linolenat (omega-3). Omega-3 is required to keep the body functioning of the brain and nervous system our bodies.

In the market, there are various types of oil for cooking circulating. Based on the shape, we know margarine, butter, oil and solid. Of origin, the oil more varied. For example only, palm oil, coconut, canola, corn, sunflower, safflower, olive, and animal fat.

However, it is important that we know to maintain health is actually making oil based golongannya. Oil that is saturated, the oil is not saturated single, oil ganda not saturated, and trans oil. Each oil has the effect of different health care for our heart.

Oil can be simply classified in 5 groups:

1. Saturated oil (saturated fatty acids / SFA)
Oil lemaknya the acid is fully charged by hydrogen atom. Main sources: animal food such as meat, chicken, butter (butter), milk, pure, and the oil from coconuts and palm oil.

2. Not a single saturated oil (monounsaturated fatty acids / FA MU)
Acid lemaknya lack of a hydrogen atom. Example: peanut oil (peanut), canola, and olive (olive).

3. Ganda not saturated oil (polyunsaturated fatty acids / PUFA)
Fatty acid deficiency of 2 or more hydrogen atoms. Example: corn oil, sunflower, soybean, sesame, and safflower.

4. Oil trans (trans fatty acids)
Type of oil that the oil in the process hidrogenasi liquid oil into solid. As at the time of the making of margarine. Oil of this type is also found in natural food.

5. Omega-3 oil
Similar PUFA oil comes on the fish, like tuna, salmon, sardine, and also from nuts, canola, soybean, and flaxseed oil.

6. Omega-6 oil
Oil PUFA found in vegetable oils such as soybean oil, corn, and safflower.