Vegetable Oil

Vegetable oil is a blend of oils from seeds and plants. Any oil that comes from plants is known as vegetable oil. It is extracted from plant sources such as: corn, peanuts and soybeans. The various seeds it comes from are: cottonseed, safflower seed, rapeseed and sunflower seeds.Chow: What vegetables go into so-called vegetable oil?

1. Canola Oil
2. Safflower Oil
3. Soybean Oil
4. Palm Oil
5. Grapeseed Oil
6. Sunflower Oil

Vegetable oil can be used in recipes or consumed directly. It is often used for dressings, marinades and sauteeing. Vegetable oil is also used for frying. It has a high smoke point and can take high heat.

Some people choose to use regular vegetable oil while others use waste vegetable oil as fuel for their vehicles as an alternative form of energy. Huge demand for biofuels has created tension between using land to produce fuel and using it for food.International Herald Tribune Vegetable Oil Prices Soar

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