Calories in rapeseed oil

Rapeseed oil is similar to peanut oil and soybean oil in that it is also a pure plant oil. However, the fatty acid content of rapeseed oil is much less than that of soybean oil. Therefore, most families will not choose rapeseed oil when cooking. However, for some people who want to lose weight, eating rapeseed oil is a good choice. The calories in rapeseed oil are not very high, so you will not gain too much fat after eating it. So how many calories are in rapeseed oil?

Rapeseed oil is what we commonly call rapeseed oil, also known as rapeseed oil, coriander oil, canola oil, sesame oil, and canola oil. It is an edible oil extracted from rapeseed. It is one of the main edible oils in my country. It is mainly produced in the Yangtze River Basin and southwest and northwest areas, and its output ranks first in the world.

Rapeseed oil is golden or brown in color and has a certain pungent smell, which people call "green smell". This smell is caused by a certain amount of mustard glycosides, but special varieties of rapeseed do not contain this substance.

The human body has a high absorption rate of rapeseed oil, reaching 99%. Therefore, the unsaturated fatty acids such as linoleic acid and nutrients such as vitamin E it contains can be well absorbed by the body, and has a certain effect of softening blood vessels and delaying aging.

Since the raw material for oil extraction is plant seeds, it generally contains a certain amount of seed phospholipids, which are very important for the development of blood vessels, nerves and brain.

Rapeseed oil contains little or no cholesterol, so people who are controlling their cholesterol intake can consume it safely.

Rapeseed oil is an oil with a particularly high erucic acid content. Whether it will cause myocardial fat deposition and heart damage is still controversial. Therefore, patients with coronary heart disease and hypertension should be careful to eat less.

Edible Effect

According to traditional Chinese medicine theory, rapeseed oil is sweet, spicy and warm in nature.

It can moisturize, kill insects, disperse heat, and reduce swelling and toxins.

Yao Kecheng's "Food Materia Medica" also said that vegetable oil "can be applied to the head to make the hair grow black. It can promote the flow of blood, break up cold air, reduce swelling and disperse nodules. It can treat difficult labor, postpartum heart and abdominal diseases, red and red heat swelling, and bloody hemorrhoids from wounds." It is clinically used for ascaris and food-induced intestinal obstruction with good results.

Target Group

It is edible for most people.

1. Patients with coronary heart disease and hypertension should pay attention to eating less.