Is it good to cook with olive oil? The disadvantages of cooking with olive oil

Olive oil is the most popular health-care oil in recent years. It is squeezed from olives and is mostly eaten raw in the West. After entering China, many people like to use olive oil for cooking. Is olive oil really good for cooking? If so, what are the specific benefits?

Is it good to cook with olive oil?

1. It is not good to cook with olive oil

It is not good to use olive oil for cooking, because many nutrients in olive oil will be destroyed in a high temperature environment, and the taste will become much worse, and the dishes cooked with it will have no characteristics at all. In addition, olive oil can be divided into two types: virgin and refined according to different processing techniques. Virgin has the highest nutritional value, but it cannot be used for cooking at all, otherwise it will harm human health.

2. Using olive oil to cook will destroy phenolic substances

Olive oil contains a large amount of phenolic substances, which can remove free radicals and reduce the damage of viruses to human cells. However, when olive oil encounters high temperatures, these natural phenolic substances will be destroyed and lost in large quantities. People will not be able to absorb the original nutrients of olive oil after consuming it.

3. Cooking with olive oil can cause cancer

Olive oil contains some monounsaturated fats, which will be converted into trans fats after heating. Trans fats have long been listed as highly carcinogenic. Therefore, it is unscientific to use olive oil to cook. Long-term consumption of dishes cooked with olive oil can also lead to serious consequences such as a high incidence of cancer.