Here is the Oil report card:
Type of Fat
|
Saturated Fatty Acids (%)
|
Mono Unsaturated Fatty Acids (%)
|
Poly Unsaturated Fatty Acids (%)
|
|
Coconut oil
|
87%
|
6%
|
2%
|
|
Palm oil
|
49%
|
37%
|
9%
|
|
Groundnut oil
|
18%
|
49%
|
33%
|
|
Soybean oil
|
15%
|
24%
|
61%
|
|
Olive oil
|
14%
|
77%
|
9%
|
|
Corn oil
|
13%
|
25%
|
62%
|
|
Sunflower oil
|
11%
|
20%
|
69%
|
|
Safflower oil
|
10%
|
13%
|
77%
|
|
Canola oil
|
6%
|
62%
|
32%
|
|
Butter fat
|
66%
|
30%
|
4%
|
|
Desi ghee
|
56%
|
21%
|
11%
|
|
Vanaspati Ghee
|
41%
|
18%
|
8%
|
Research links:
Fats explained very well in-http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=3045796
Research on Indian Oils by CSE (Centre for Science and Environment):http://www.cseindia.org/oil/index.htm
To know whether Saffola is better than Sundrop and Dhara: http://www.cseindia.org/oil/fat_fat.pdf
