Today, many food products include palm oil, the properties of which are a topic for modern scientific research. Most often, such an ingredient can be found in ice cream, chocolate and in oil. Another of its presence in this or that product may indicate the inscription - "vegetable fat".
What is palm oil made of?
This product is obtained by processing the flesh of the fruit of the oil palm. The resulting liquid is colored red-orange. Of the seeds of these same fruits produce yadropalmovoe oil, which has flavor and taste characteristics, like a nut. Palm oil has a firm consistency, and its melting temperature is 42 degrees.
What is harmful palm oil?
Thanks to the use of such an ingredient, the products retain their properties, but at the same time their taste characteristics are improved. This concludes all the advantages of palm oil, since it contains saturated fatty acids, which adversely affect the body. When you use products that contain this kind of oil, you can provoke the development of atherosclerosis, thrombosis and other problems with the cardiovascular system. Getting into the stomach, its consistency becomes quite viscous, which does not give the chance to completely split it. This can be one of the causes of obesity . The harm of palm oil for a person also lies in the high caloric content of the products in which it is included. Also, when fatty acids are combined with carbohydrates, insulin activity decreases, which in turn leads to the formation of subcutaneous fat, which is very difficult to get rid of.
In addition to substances harmful to the body, palm oil contains, for example, linoleic acid, which resists the deposition of fats. The more it is, the more expensive and useful the final product will be.
How to reduce harm from palm oil?
There are several tips to help you minimize the use of harmful products:
- Discard the use of semi-finished products , fast food, fatty foods and various cakes and pastries.
- Do not buy cheap products, as the price reduction directly depends on the use of low quality ingredients.
- When choosing food in stores, always pay attention to the composition and refuse to buy those in which there is palm oil.