🛑 7 Cooking Oils to Avoid for Better Health

🛑 7 Cooking Oils to Avoid for Better Health

When it comes to cooking, the oil you use can make or break your health.

 

While many people choose oils based on price or taste, very few realize that some commonly used oils can actually harm your heart, liver, and long-term wellness.

At Madhuram, we believe that purity begins in your kitchen.

Let’s uncover the truth about 7 cooking oils you should avoid — and understand what makes cold-pressed oils a far healthier choice.

 

  1. Refined Vegetable Oils -    Refined oils like sunflower, soybean, safflower, and canola oil undergo heavy chemical processing.

 

 

They’re exposed to high heat, solvents, and bleaching agents, which destroy natural nutrients and produce free radicals that cause inflammation and cell damage.


🔴 Why to avoid:


  • Contain oxidized fats that increase cholesterol
  • Lose natural antioxidants and vitamins
  • Linked with heart disease and obesity

✅ Better alternative: Madhuram Cold Pressed Groundnut or Mustard Oil


2. Palm Oil

Palm oil is one of the most widely used oils globally because it’s cheap — not because it’s healthy.

It’s highly refined and often contains trans fats, especially when hydrogenated for shelf stability.

🔴 Why to avoid:

  • Increases LDL (bad cholesterol)
  • Promotes inflammation in the body
  • Contributes to deforestation and environmental harm

✅ Better alternative: Madhuram Kolhu-Pressed Mustard Oil — pure, earthy, and heart-friendly.

3. Soybean Oil -

Though often marketed as “vegetable oil,” soybean oil is one of the most processed oils in the market.

It contains high omega-6 fatty acids, which can cause an imbalance in the body’s fatty acid ratio and lead to inflammation.

🔴 Why to avoid:


  • High in omega-6, low in omega-3
  • Linked with hormonal imbalance and fatty liver
  • Often derived from GMO soybeans

✅ Better alternative: Cold Pressed Sesame Oil – rich in antioxidants and good fats.

4. Corn Oil -

Corn oil is another highly refined oil that’s stripped of its natural nutrients and loaded with omega-6 fatty acids.

Regular consumption can lead to insulin resistance and chronic inflammation.

🔴 Why to avoid:


  • Promotes inflammation and weight gain
  • Contains chemical residues from refining
  • Often made from genetically modified corn

✅ Better alternative: Cold Pressed Coconut Oil — great for cooking and immunity.

5. Canola Oil - 

Canola oil (made from rapeseed) is often advertised as “heart-healthy,” but the truth is far from it.

Most canola oil is refined using hexane and deodorized at high temperatures, which destroys nutrients and may form harmful compounds.

🔴 Why to avoid:


  • Highly processed and often GMO
  • May increase inflammation
  • Alters natural fat balance in the body

✅ Better alternative: Kolhu-Pressed Mustard Oil – rich in Omega-3 and natural antioxidants.

 

6. Hydrogenated or Vanaspati Oil -

Used widely in packaged foods and sweets, vanaspati oil is chemically hydrogenated to stay solid at room temperature.

 

 

This process creates trans fats, which are one of the worst types of fats for human health.

🔴 Why to avoid:


  • Increases risk of heart disease and stroke
  • Damages arteries and raises bad cholesterol
  • Completely devoid of nutrition

✅ Better alternative: Madhuram A2 Bilona Ghee – pure, sattvic, and ideal for Indian cooking.

7. Blended Oils - 

Many cooking oils sold as “multi-purpose blends” are a mix of cheap refined oils.

They may appear affordable, but you’re consuming a cocktail of chemicals and unhealthy fats with every spoon.

🔴 Why to avoid:


  • No ingredient transparency
  • Mixed with palm or refined oils
  • Unstable under high heat

✅ Better alternative: Single-origin Cold Pressed Oils from Madhuram — 100% pure and chemical-free.

🌿 The Healthier Way Forward

Your health deserves better than factory-processed oils.

At Madhuram Organics, our Cold-Pressed & Kolhu-Pressed Oils are made using traditional wooden ghani and bull-driven kolhu methods, ensuring:


  • No heat, no chemicals, no solvents
  • Retention of natural aroma, taste, and nutrients
  • 100% purity and traceability from seed to bottle

💚 Final Words: Switching to pure, unrefined, cold-pressed oils isn’t just a lifestyle choice —

it’s an investment in your heart, immunity, and longevity.

Next time you cook, ask yourself —

“Is my oil nourishing me or harming me?”


👉 Choose Madhuram Cold Pressed Oils — because Purity is Power.

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