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The world of cooking has many legends, rumors and myths. We are trying to gather all the facts and present them to you.
Olive oil does not have a high content of Vitamin E Tocotrienols, a more potent antioxidant than tocopherols.
Tocotrienols are naturally present in palm oil extracted from palm fruits. Red Palm Oil has more antioxidants, tocopherols and tocotrienols than any other oil--olive oil, corn oil, soyabean oil, safflower oil and sunflower oil. It is also the riches source of carotenoids which may enhance the immune system. No other oil contains a significant amount of carotenes. It remains stable unlike olive oil when used in cooking. There are more than 142 nutritional studies--mostly conducted by American, European and Australian institutions-- touting the benefits of palm oil. |