Olive oil vs Rapeseed

Mint Aero · 29-03-2014 2:15pm #1

Which is better?

jlm29 · 29-03-2014 2:25pm

For cooking?? Neither- coconut oil!

GuyFawkes · 29-03-2014 2:46pm

Depends and depends what you're cooking.

Olive oil doesn't get hot enough to cook through large pieces of meat so you're left with a char on the outside so I'd go for rapeseed oil.

For stir-fry veg or for a salad I'd use olive oil.

I occasionally use coconut oil for stir-fry meat and veg too. Also good with oven baked sweet potato chips.

Mint Aero · 29-03-2014 4:27pm

Health benefits though, I consume rapeseed oil as much as I can, on bread, salads, dinners, etc

GuyFawkes · 29-03-2014 6:05pm

Rapeseed oil then.

Lower sat fat, higher omega 3.

bmm · 29-03-2014 6:14pm

Crisp n Dry for deep fat fryers is 100% rapeseed. Prefer the taste of olive oil though.

dylbert · 30-03-2014 10:47am

I was at a talk given by a dietitian recently, she said either olive or rapeseed oil are the healthiest options, she said that there no conclusive studies to suggest that coconut oil is any better and a lot of coconut oils may be highly processed.

chinacup · 14-07-2014 10:01am

Ok no.. rapeseed or any other vegetable oil is not healthy if heated at high heats or exposed to light long (i.e not kept in the cupboard) it turns into a trans fat. Coconut oil and butter never turn into trans fat and olive oil has a higher stamina before turning into a transfat. Nut seed and veg oils for salads only.

Sunny Dayz · 14-07-2014 10:06am

What about for drizzling over a salad?

Zillah · 14-07-2014 11:39am

Sunny Dayz wrote: »

What about for drizzling over a salad?

Rapeseed oil is gross to be honest, I wouldn't put it near a salad.

El_Dangeroso · 14-07-2014 1:25pm

Definitely olive oil.

Rapeseed oil is a brand new food, they only developed the ability to make it edible in the past 30 years.

That and rapeseed is high in omega 6, which when heated becomes oxidised very easily.

Oregano_State · 15-07-2014 2:42pm

http://jonbarron.org/diet-and-nutrition/healthiest-cooking-oil-chart-smoke-points#.U8UuIfldUxY

The bottom line is that when possible, buy and use organic, unrefined, cold-processed vegetable oils. Use extra virgin olive oil in salads or to add to cooked foods, but not for high temperature cooking. Unrefined walnut oil is also good, but again only for low temperature uses.

You can use virgin coconut oil (high in beneficial saturated fats and medium chain triglycerides) for most mid-temperature cooking. However, coconut oil has a smoke point of about 350 degrees F (171 C), which means it is not suitable for high temperature cooking. Other choices include virgin olive oil and even butter in small amounts.

Use avocado oil for high temperature cooking. Avocado oil has a very high smoke point by comparison to other cooking oils. It will not burn or smoke until it reaches 520 F (271 C), which is ideal for searing meats and frying in a Wok. Another good cooking oil is rice bran oil 495 F(257 C). Again, look for organic, cold-processed oil.

I would agree with all of the above, apart from the recommendation to go organic, as I think organic food is a cod. Personally I use Extra Virgin Olive Oil in salads (even take spoons of it by itself as it has excellent anti-inflammatories in it) and sunflower oil to cook with.

chinacup · 15-07-2014 10:02pm

Oregano_State wrote: »

http://jonbarron.org/diet-and-nutrition/healthiest-cooking-oil-chart-smoke-points#.U8UuIfldUxY

I would agree with all of the above, apart from the recommendation to go organic, as I think organic food is a cod. Personally I use Extra Virgin Olive Oil in salads (even take spoons of it by itself as it has excellent anti-inflammatories in it) and sunflower oil to cook with.

Sunflower oil isn't healthy and turns into a trans fat at high temperatures I wouldn't go near it unless for a salad. Olive oil is better because its monounsaturated but more for medium heats.

http://authoritynutrition.com/are-vegetable-and-seed-oils-bad/

Olive oil vs Rapeseed

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