What are the advantages and disadvantages of eating peanut oil sold in the market?

1, benefits:

Studies have confirmed that the zinc content of peanut oil is many times that of salad oil, millet oil, rapeseed oil and soybean oil. Although there are many ways to supplement zinc, oil is a necessary supplement for people, so edible peanut oil is especially suitable for people to supplement zinc.

Peanut oil contains anti-aging ingredients, which can delay the aging of brain function. Peanut oil also has the effects of invigorating the spleen and moistening the lungs, resolving food stagnation and expelling insects.

2. Disadvantages:

In pressed peanut oil, aflatoxins include B 1, B2, etc. Among them, aflatoxin B 1 is rich in content and has the highest toxicity. Aflatoxin B 1 is harmful to people mainly in the liver. Can induce hepatitis, cirrhosis, liver necrosis, and even liver cancer. If eaten for a long time, it will accumulate in the human body. Therefore, long-term low-dose intake of aflatoxin will continue to damage the liver and eventually induce liver cancer.

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Introduction of peanut oil:

Peanut oil is a fatty oil squeezed from the seeds of leguminous plant peanut. It is yellow and transparent, with clear color, fragrant smell and delicious taste. It is an edible oil that can be easily digested.

Peanut oil consists of 20% saturated fatty acids and 80% unsaturated fatty acids, mainly oleic acid, linoleic acid and palmitic acid. The iodine value is about 80 ~ 1 10, which belongs to drying oil. Pale yellow, transparent and fragrant, it is a high-quality edible oil. According to the national standard GB 1534-2003 of Peanut Oil, peanut oil can be divided into leaching peanut oil and pressing peanut oil according to the production process.