Safflower oil, corn oil and cottonseed oil containing polyunsaturated fats can reduce cholesterol levels, but hydrogenation to trans fatty acids has the opposite effect. They are still not as harmful as saturated fats, but they will increase cholesterol levels in the blood. The most influential cholesterol is LDL (low density lipoprotein), or bad cholesterol, which increases the risk of coronary heart disease (CHD). High density lipoprotein is a kind of beneficial cholesterol, which can reduce the risk of coronary heart disease.
Matters needing attention in vegetable butter
The use of vegetable butter is actually the same as butter, and it can be used as a substitute for butter in general occasions. Therefore, vegetable butter can be used to spread bread, make thousands of cakes, fry steak, fry fish, make biscuits, make nectarine crisp and so on.
Vegetable butter is a kind of margarine, which is a mixture of vegetable oil and artificial flavor. Butter is a solid oil made from milk. Vegetable butter has a relatively poor taste, rich aroma and good taste. Vegetable butter is rich in trans fatty acids, which is harmful to human body. Butter is nutritious, non-toxic and harmless.