1, palm oil: Palm oil is a tropical woody plant oil, a kind of vegetable oil, which is made by pressing palm fruit. Some components of palm oil can replace other oils, such as soybean oil, peanut oil and lard. Mainly used in catering industry, food industry and petrochemical industry.
2. Harmful aspects: it contains trans fatty acids, which is not conducive to human health for a long time. The nutritional quality is worse than lard. Long-term consumption of palm oil will lead to excessive intake of saturated fatty acids in human serum, leading to an increase in cholesterol, triglycerides and low-density lipoprotein. Saturated fatty acids have negative effects on cardiovascular system and may increase the risk of coronary heart disease and atherosclerosis. Eating too much oil may also lead to excessive energy intake, leading to obesity.