How to Dispel Myths of Cooking oil
Enjoi understands that foodies are drowning in information and starved for knowledge. Every one can look up for information with their smartphones, however they may not be able to distinguish the truth with the fads. This happens to cooking oil as well, for example, some may said the unsaturated fat is evil, while others said coconut oil is purely good. What we can do to sort things out is to look for the evidence. The Olive Oil Times had listed out some of the myths of olive
Cancer-causing Chemicals in Fats and Oils: Aflatoxins & Benzo(a)pyrene
This is a summary of the Food Safety Focus (112th Issue, November 2015) in Hong Kong Centre for Food Safety. Aflatoxins and Benzo(a)pyrene are the two major carcinogenic chemicals particularly presented in fats and oils. Aflatoxins Group of highly toxic mycotoxins produced by fungi (4 main kinds: B1, B2, G1, G2) Carcinogenic (Group I in WHO - IARC*) - Liver as primary target Pressing of contaminated oil-bearing crops e.g. corn, peanuts, other oilseeds result in their presence
