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We know that we should limit our intake of fat, but the body needs some fat, so we must simultaneously also choose the fats that are healthiest.

The definition of healthy fats are unsaturated fats typically found in vegetable oils as olive, canola, avocado, nuts and almonds.

What is the best
Then when you stand by the shelves of grocery store that is bursting with all kinds of cooking oils in many different price ranges, the doubt: Should I buy the expensive oil, or you can settle for the cheap? What is best? What is the healthiest?

The Danish Food Agency does not recommend one oil over another. Scientists and nutritionists have no definitive answer.

Rape and olives
But rapeseed oil and olive oil are the products most often recommended by nutritionists for cooking.

We have chosen three oils out of the large range and found recipes that highlight their particular tastes.

There are olive oil, which is particularly known from the Mediterranean.

From New Zealand comes the new product on the Danish market Avocado Oil.

Last comes Denmark very own product Rapeseed oil - because we can too well himself.

Did you know: Cold Pressed oils have a stronger flavor and color? Moreover, their content of vitamins and antioxidants preserved.

Did you know: Heat Pressed oils is not as healthy as the cold-pressed. They are typically used for frying and frying.


Fat is an important part of the structure of the body's cells, including nerve cells
Fat is necessary to incorporate the vitamins A, D, E and K
Fat provides more satiety feeling than, for example. carbohydrates, because it is absorbed more slowly in the body
Fat gives food flavor and texture

Essential fatty acids the body can even form a part of the fat it needs, but some types of fat should be fed ready-made with diet. These are called essential fatty acids and belongs to the unsaturated fats. They include important for the structure of cell surface regulation of blood pressure, kidney function and immune system.
The essentiel fatte acids found mainly in plant oils.