I’m Michelle Babb and I’m a registered
dietitian.
Soybean oil is one of the healthiest oils
and here’s why: it’s really high in polyunsaturated
and monounsaturated fats and those are the
good unsaturated oils that are actually protective
against things like cardiovascular disease
 … and it’s also relatively low in things
like saturated fat and in its liquid natural
form it’s also free of trans fats, so it’s
very high in those good protective kinds of
oils and low in what we would call the bad
oils or the saturated fat.
Many people are surprised that you can find
soybean oil in a lot of the products that
probably you already have in your pantry.
So, if you were to look at your vegetable
oil for example, it would be really likely
that on the ingredient list you would see
soybean oil … and the same goes for a lot
of the dressings that you probably have in
your refrigerator. Those also would be soybean
oil based in many cases.
One of the things that makes soybean oils
so versatile is that it just has a very neutral
flavor so it doesn’t mask the flavors of
other kinds of ingredients that you might
be trying the highlight or showcase, so it’s
a great oil for doing stir frying where you
have lots of ingredients that you want to
showcase. Not only is soybean oil one of the
healthiest oils, but it is also inexpensive
so it allows you to eat healthfully on a budget.
