What is gutter oil? What are the hazards of gutter oil?

Gutter oil is a term that people often hear in recent years, but do you know what it is? Do you know the harm of gutter oil? I will give a special introduction to gutter oil later. Friends who don’t know about gutter oil can take a closer look. In the future, try to avoid eating gutter oil to avoid harm to your body.

What is gutter oil? What are the hazards of gutter oil?

1. What is gutter oil?

Gutter oil originally refers to the oil extracted from the greasy floating matter in the sewer, and sometimes it also refers to the oil extracted from hotel leftovers. Later, the oil processed from inferior pork or pig skin is also called gutter oil. In addition, the remaining oil after repeated frying of food can also be called gutter oil when it is reused.

2. Gutter oil can cause human poisoning

Gutter oil is a kind of oil that cannot be eaten. It contains a large amount of toxins. After people consume it, the number of white blood cells in the body will be reduced, the mucous membrane of the digestive tract will be damaged, and various symptoms of poisoning such as physical discomfort will appear. In severe cases, it can even induce cancer.

3. Gutter oil is highly carcinogenic

Waste cooking oil is highly carcinogenic. During the processing, this kind of oil will produce a variety of polymers, and the content of substances such as lactones and ketones in it will also increase. The most important point is that during the processing and extraction of waste cooking oil, a large amount of aflatoxin will be produced. These substances are important inducements for cell cancer. Therefore, if people eat waste cooking oil, it will cause a high incidence of cancer and endanger their lives.