is tesco fry light olive oil cooking spray 1 cal healthy ?

allsam18

-I don´t see any dangerous ingredients, and it is very useful in cooking

https://www.ocado.com/webshop/product/Frylight-Extra-Virgin-Olive-Oil-Spray/55234011

-thanks for any tips

ford2600

allsam18 wrote: »

-I don´t see any dangerous ingredients, and it is very useful in cooking

https://www.ocado.com/webshop/product/Frylight-Extra-Virgin-Olive-Oil-Spray/55234011

-thanks for any tips

High temperatures and unsaturated fats isn't the best idea.

I use a lot of oilive oil but cold only and use coconut and beef dripping for frying.

From an interview with Chris Masterjohn

"Dave: What’s your take on cooking olive oil?
Chris: Well, the less you cook oils the better. I think cooking olive oil if it’s moderate or light cooking, I think it is going to be okay, but I wouldn’t subject it to high heat. I think the less cooked oil you eat probably the better, that’s my general take.
Dave: That’s definitely how we position it on the bulletproof diet is that if it’s mono or especially polyunsaturated, try to heat it as little as possible. If you’re going to cook, go with the more saturated fats, just because eating oxidized polyunsaturated fats probably isn’t a good idea for cancer or [crosstalk 00:31:32].
Chris: Yeah, well, saturated fats can oxidize at really high temperatures too, so it’s not … I don’t want to give people the idea that just because a fat is predominately saturated you can subject it to deep frying temperatures and get away with it. I agree, if you’re going to use it for cooking, more saturated the better.
There’s other considerations too, like compounds besides the fats that can lead to smoking and so on. If you choose oils and fats that have a high smoke point and are low in polyunsaturated fats, relatively rich in saturated fat, I think those are the best for cooking. Again, I think that you want to … I think that it’s best if you emphasize raw, steamed, simmered food in the diet and if you’re frying things in a pan with oil, I think that’s fine, but it should be a minority of a diet, not your … It shouldn’t constitute 70 or 80% of your food intake.
Dave: I definitely think you’re on the right track there. Most of what I eat is not cooked in fat. I cook it in a little bit of water or some steam and then I add the fat when I’m done. Even french fries that I would make in the oven are broiled and then they might soak in some melted butter and they taste great. They weren’t fried in it because it has a different affect on the way you feel."

allsam18

-thank You for sharing wisdom
-i will be using it only for light cooking ( hob level 1 of 6)
-and i will use coconut for oven and foreman high temperature

-thank You so much

CaptainAhab

Its a processed food - better to avoid for that reason IMO. Fat is not to be feared and I think you would be better cooking with a stable fat such as coconut oil or butter. Not to mention your dinner will probably taste better!

allsam18

yes, i will just finish the bottle and i will stay with coconut oil ))

doyler55

allsam18 wrote: »

yes, i will just finish the bottle and i will stay with coconut oil ))

Sounds like a good idea I'll do the same myself

Mrs Fox

What about the new coconut oil spray by the groovy food company?

rubadub

Mrs Fox wrote: »

What about the new coconut oil spray by the groovy food company?

I wondered how they could do this, as coconut oil is solid at normal room temps here. Seems its a mixture and I would not be surprised if the main ingredient is the rapeseed oil

http://www.groovyfood.co.uk/things-we-make/things-we-make-product-list/?cat=oils

organic cooking spray with virgin coconut oil
Here’s something new and very exciting for all you coconut oil lovers - we’ve taken our top selling organic virgin coconut oil and created a brand new cooking oil spray!

Lovingly blending our delicious organic virgin coconut oil with organic rapeseed oil, this new addition to our Groovy Food family is the first of its kind available in the UK.

And just when you thought it couldn’t get any better, our new coconut cooking oil contains just ONE calorie per spray.

Great for frying, roasting and baking, it’s an exciting alternative to less healthy oils and fats and perfect for anyone following a low-calorie diet!

blatantrereg

Rapeseed oil contains up to 5% erucic acid, which is harmful if you consume too much of it.

Olive oil breaks down at lower temperatures than most other oils so yeah don't use it in hot cooking. Outside of that there is good evidence that it is highly beneficial for your health.

Cooking with fats at high heats is not ideal anyway in the sense that it results in greater formation of AGEs in the food. AGEs consumed in food have now been shown to be damaging in addition to AGEs formed within the body. Browned food in a frying pan = AGEs.

bilbot79

Don't use that coconut oil from tesco that's real cheap and doesn't smell of anything

allsam18

amazon has the best coconut oils... 18-20 eur / kg
myprotein has great coconut oil... 18 eur / kg promotion
dunnes stores has acceptable coconut oil 16 eur / kg

rubadub

Mrs Fox wrote: »

What about the new coconut oil spray by the groovy food company?

I was in tesco and it looks like its only about 5 or 6% coconut oil.

http://www.tesco.com/groceries/product/details/?id=286999128

Ingredients:
Organic Vegetable Oils (Organic Rapeseed Oil, Organic Virgin Coconut Oil (10%)), Water, Natural Coconut Flavouring, Emulsifier (Sunflower Lecithin), Thickener (Xanthan Gum)


That says 10% but you have to be careful reading label info. Ingredients are listed in order of greatest first. Oils are first, which are made up of 10% coconut oil, i.e. the product is not 10% coconut oil

Per 100ml it is only 53.3g fat, so heavily watered down.

Mellor

One sprays of those frylight sprats is 0.2ml.
It might not be an unprocessed, healthy fat but its an tiny percent of your intake, its not worth worrying about imo.

rubadub

The spray oils put a tiny coat of oil on a pan. If you put oil on a pan and swish it around you usually will have a thicker layer than if it was sprayed. Instead you can use a silicone spatula or heat resistant brush to wipe a small bit of oil around the pan and coat it all. Or just a bit of kitchen roll.

Of course if you are spraying direct on food this is not going to work. Some of these sprays can be opened and refilled, but as some are made up of water and other emulisifiers it might not spray that well if simply refilled with oil.