Vegetable oil

The notion vegetable oil includes important substances such as olive, peanut, coconut, cottonseed, sunflower seed, soybean, safflower, rape, sesame, mustard, red palm, and corn oils. Vegetable oil contains unsaturated and polyunsaturated fatty acids and is liquid at room temperature. Valuable essential linoleic acid may be found in corn, sunflower, cottonseed, and safflower oils. Any vegetable oil produces more calories than other foods. Practically any natural vegetable oil contains carotene and vitamin E, which is valuable antioxidant important also for healthy sexual activity. Oils are consumed in the form of various foods. Industrially, vegetable oil is produced from seeds and fruit by means of pressure extraction. Then, oils undergo processing to get neutral or yellow color and to remove odor. Oils are used in breads, rolls, and other baked foods. Unsaturated oils may be hydrogenated and used for shortening and cooking.