Gone are the days of grabbing any old vegetable oil for your cooking adventure. Choosing the best spray cooking oil goes beyond convenience and delves into factors like flavor, health, and even sustainability. Let’s explore what matters most!
Smoke Point: The Heat is On (or Off)!
Vegetable oils have different “smoke points,” the temperature at which they break down and release unpleasant, potentially harmful compounds. This affects both taste and health:
- Flavor: Imagine your stir-fry tasting burnt? That’s what happens when an oil surpasses its smoke point. Choose an oil with a smoke point suitable for your cooking method.
- Health: Overheated oil generates free radicals, linked to various health concerns. For high-heat cooking (frying, searing), opt for oils with high smoke points, like avocado or canola. Extra virgin olive oil, despite its health benefits, is better for lower heat applications like drizzling or sauteing.
Thankfully, Soybean oil has a relatively high smoke point of about 450°F (230°C).
Propellant-Free: Breathe Easy, Eat Clean
Modern ones primarily use propane, butane, carbon dioxide, or ethanol, all FDA-approved for food use. But here’s the thing, I just don’t want that in my food – thank you very much. Look for “propellant-free” options like Nutrioli Spray, which uses a Bag-on-Valve system, ensuring you only get pure oil, no extra chemicals. Genius!
Beyond Smoke Point: The Oil’s Nutritional Profile
Spray oils can offer nutritional benefits too! Nutrioli pure soybean oil, for example, is rich in Omega-3, 6, and 9 fatty acids, supporting heart, brain, and metabolic health. While omega-6 fats provide your body with energy, they are abundant in our diet; however, most people don’t consume enough omega-3s. Nutrioli® soybean oil has Omegas 3, 6 and 9!
Nutrioli® soybean oil has Omegas 3, 6 and 9!
Sustainable
Nutrioli® is made with Sustainable US Soy TM are an excellent option for those looking for nutritious and environmentally friendly alternatives. US Soy is a reliable, affordable, and complete plant-based protein, and US soybean farmers strive to be the ultimate stewards of the land through their commitment to sustainable farming and constant innovation. The SSAP (US Soy Sustainability Assurance Protocol ) actually verifies shipments of US soybeans to make sure they are sustainable based on a national system of sustainability and conservation laws and regulations combined with careful implementation of best production practices by the nation’s more than 500,000 soybean producers. And Soybean growers that are part of the SSAP are also looking to make tangible changes.
By 2025, US soybean farmers aim to:
- Reduce land use impact by 10%.
- Reduces soil erosion an additional 25%.
- Increase energy use efficiency by 10%.
- Reduces total greenhouse gas emissions by 10%.
It makes me feel good to use a product such as Nutrioli® knowing that it is part of the bigger picture in order to create sustainability worldwide.
Clean-up!
I have actually had tears in my eyes before while trying to scrub out scalloped edged corningware. I had used a poor quality spray and the caked on brown grease was impossible to get off! Thankfully Nutrioli® makes clean-up a breeze. Simply coat your pan or glassware before heating and it will create a protective yet healthy barrier between food and the pristine dishware. It’s excellent for baked dishes – even the ones that take a long time to cook like vegetarian lasagna. Click here to get this vegetarian recipe with spray oil .
