30 Apr On World Heart Day
On World Heart Day, MRPC to encourage use of mustard oil to reduce CVD
Pragya Gupta, senior scientist and assistant director, MRPC, said that mustard oil is considered to be the healthiest edible oils, due to their ideal ratios of fatty acids and natural antioxidants, adding that of all the vegetable oils, mustard oil is the most nutritious and healthiest. “In Indian diets, the main source of energy is cooking oil. The fats from vegetable oils are essential as they contain essential fatty acids and fat-soluble vitamins, such as A, D, E and K, for the metabolic process of cells,” she added. Mustard oil has the lowest level of saturated fats, a high content of mono-unsaturated fatty acids (MUFA) and a moderate content of poly-unsaturated fatty acids (PUFA). It contains Omega 3 and 6 in an ideal ratio. These are beneficial for the prevention and controlling of coronary heart diseases (CADs). Worldwide, there is a preference for oil extracted at a low temperature, as it retains Omega 3, Omega 6, Vitamin E and natural antioxidants.
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