Composition and calorie content of soybean oil. Its benefits, harms and contraindications. How the product is eaten and prepared, recipes. Interesting facts about him. But the beneficial properties of soybean oil do not end there. It helps reduce asthma attacks, relieves seizures, resists the formation of gallstones, is a powerful antiviral and antibacterial agent, relieves inflammation and heals wounds.
Contraindications and harm of soybean oil
Most often, the ban on the use of oils applies to children, pregnant women and allergy sufferers. Children can use the product: after a year - without restrictions, and up to 12 months - in agreement with a pediatrician or gastroenterologist. Oil is also useful for pregnant women: as noted above, it helps to replenish those important components that mothers gave to the fetus, and to prepare the body for breastfeeding. Of these three categories, soybean oil can only harm allergy sufferers.
Let's take a closer look at who shouldn't add oil to food:
- Soy protein intolerance sufferers … This type of food allergy can be triggered by ingestion of oil. Therefore, it is worthwhile to introduce the product with caution and take antihistamines at the first signs of malaise.
- Obese people … The high calorie content of the product will harm.
- For those who do not plan to become parents in the near future … The ability of the components of the product to activate sperm and increase the chances of conception can make adjustments to marital status.
Features of making soybean oil
Almost always, the characteristics of any product, its benefits and harms depend on the characteristics of its production or preparation. There are two ways to make this vegetable oil - pressing and extraction.
At the heart of pressing there is a natural mechanical process in which oil is simply squeezed out of certain seeds. This method is environmentally friendly, allowing you to preserve the maximum useful properties of the product. However, in Russia it is used most often in conjunction with extraction. It is a chemical method. But you shouldn't be afraid of it. Soy is treated with alcohol, which is subsequently evaporated. Then the product is thoroughly refined and poured into containers. If during the production of oil only extraction or not alcohol was used, but other compounds, such a product is suitable for feeding some livestock and technical purposes. Eat oil without sediment, a uniform bright straw-yellow color. A pinkish tint is allowed. His aroma is sharp and specific, they say about this "for an amateur". At home, the hostess most often season salads with such soybean oil, since in this form it is most useful. In the food industry, refined butter is the basis for margarines, non-dairy cream, mayonnaise, baked goods, preservation, frozen convenience foods.
Soybean Oil Recipes
The main feature of this product, which housewives must be aware of, is that soybean oil is not suitable for frying. It can be eaten raw, added to boiled and stewed dishes, baked with it, and canned. But it is absolutely impossible to fry on it! Firstly, it becomes extremely harmful to health due to changes in its structure and the release of carcinogens, and secondly, it acquires a bitter aftertaste that spoils the taste of the cooked food.
Very subtly soybean oil will highlight the following dishes:
- Sprouts salad … Take 300 g of bean sprouts, rinse and dry them. Rinse a couple of large sweet bell peppers, cut out the stalks and seeds, cut into cubes. Send into a frying pan with hot sunflower oil, a small bunch of parsley, then finely chopped, then sprouts. Cook for 2-3 minutes, stirring constantly. Season with salt and pepper, add a tablespoon of wine vinegar, stir. Cool, add 2 tablespoons of soybean oil. Serve with sesame seeds.
- Meat with herbs … Take a pork loin, cut into 1 cm thick steaks, beat well. Finely chop a bunch of parsley, dill, tarragon, a couple of mint leaves, add 1 clove of finely chopped garlic, 1 tablespoon of horseradish, 100 ml of brandy, 1 tablespoon of lemon juice, 50 ml of soybean oil. Lay the chops in layers, brush each layer with chopped herbs and butter, cover with cling film, send to a dark place for 3-4 hours. From the resulting chops, twist the rolls, inside each add finely chopped onions and a small piece of bacon, better smoked. Stick the rolls with toothpicks or fix them with threads. Fry each in a skillet in sunflower oil, then send to a baking dish, filling one third with meat broth. Cover the form with foil and send to the oven at 220 ° C for 25 minutes. Then turn the rolls over, pour over the broth again by a third, close again and cook for another 25 minutes. Remove the foil, brush the rolls with mustard, honey or soy sauce, depending on your food preferences, and let the crust form. Serve hot.
- Vermicelli with ham … Take 200 g of hard noodles, boil until al dente, drain the water, let the pasta dry slightly. In a skillet, save 1 large onion, cut into half rings, 1 carrot and 100 g of ham, cut into strips in sunflower oil. Transfer the sautéer to a sieve to glass the oil. Send noodles to a frying pan, add 2 cloves of finely chopped garlic, 2 tablespoons of butter, 2 tablespoons of soy sauce to it. Fry for 3-4 minutes until golden brown, put the noodles on a plate, drizzle with soy oil, garnish with sautéed vegetables and ham on top.
- Sandwich pasta … You will need 200 g of tofu to make this savory snack. Add 1 tablespoon thyme, 1 tablespoon oregano, 1 teaspoon mustard, 2 cloves of finely minced garlic, 2 tablespoons soybean oil, and a pinch of salt. Mix all the ingredients well, serve on brown bread croutons, garnished with a sprig of parsley.
- Chocolate chip cookies … In a bowl, combine 2 cups flour, 100 ml soybean oil, 200 g sugar, 100 g cocoa, 200 g almonds, 50 ml water, 2 teaspoons baking powder, and 2 teaspoons vanilla sugar. Knead the dough well, spoon the cookies onto a baking sheet. Be sure to leave plenty of space as the cookie will work at least twice. Squeeze the cakes a little and send them to an oven preheated to 180 ° C for 8-10 minutes. If overexposed, the cookies will be too dry.
- Soy bread … Mix 850 g wheat flour, 150 g soy flour, 100 g dry yeast, 1 tablespoon salt, add 3 tablespoons soybean oil, 500 ml soy milk and 200 ml warm water. Knead the dough, leave to rise for 30 minutes. Place in two baking tins and leave for another 30 minutes under a towel. Lubricate with water on top, bake for 20 minutes in the oven at 200 ° C. Reduce the temperature to 180 ° C, bake for another 40 minutes. Sprinkle the bread with water, cover with a towel, remove from the molds after 5 minutes and cool in the oven on the wire rack.
Interesting facts about soybean oil
According to some reports, soybean oil has been used by humans for more than 6 thousand years. It happened for the first time in ancient China, where soybeans were a sacred plant. The oil was used in cooking, primarily for medical reasons, but also paid tribute to its pleasant taste.
From China, the plant spread further to Asia. And today its habitat can be called Africa, Europe, Australia. But not all of these places make soybean oil. Some countries focus more on the production of soaps, detergents, plastics, soybean dyes, as they are environmentally friendly and cost a lot of money. At the same time, they export their soybeans to the countries where they make butter. Today soybeans have entered our life so tightly that we do not even notice it. Often, studying the composition of a product, you can find soybean oil in it. This should not be feared, because if all production standards are observed, it is much more useful than the same sunflower, for example. Watch the video about soybean oil:
Be sure to try the product. To get started, use our soybean oil recipes that we introduced you today. And if you like it, expand its sphere of influence on your dishes. The body will be very grateful to you for this.
