Cooking Oil (Vegetable Or Coconut Oil)

Cooking oil is a culinary fat used for sautéing, frying, baking, and dressings. This label can refer to different oils with substantially different fatty acid profiles, such as common vegetable oils or coconut oil.

Beneficial properties

energy-dense supports cooking and heat transfer provides essential fats in some varieties source of vitamin E in some vegetable oils

Nutritional highlights

Cooking oils are primarily fat and provide about 120 calories per tablespoon; depending on the oil, they may contain monounsaturated or polyunsaturated fats, saturated fat, and small amounts of vitamin E.