MIX UP YOUR OILS

Dietary fats and oils are combinations of glycerol with fatty acids.
The type of fatty acid predominant in oils plays a major role in determining its health effects. Saturated fatty acids (SFA) is a bad fatty acid, Mono saturated fatty acids (MUFA) is good fatty acid, poly unsaturated fatty acid (PUFA) are n-6 and n-3 fatty acids, which are combination of bad and good and trans fatty acids (TFA) are very bad fatty acids.

Using a combination of Oil rich in MUFA and n-3 PUFA is preferable than using a single Oil. N-3 PUFA particularly for the large chunk of vegetarians among us.
Hence olive oil, which has the maximum concentration of MUFA, is not enough because it does not have n-3 PUFA, the latter decreases triglyceride content, irritability of the heart and inflammation of the heart and inflammation of the arteries. Fatty acid compositions differ significantly.
How to mix your oils:-
Groundnut/sesame/rice bran oil (3 meals) vs. mustard (1 meal)
Groundnut/sesame/rice bran oil (2 meals) vs. Canola (1 meal)
Groundnut/sesame/rice bran oil (2 meals) vs. Soyabean (1 meal)
Palm Oil (1 meal) vs. Soyabean (1 meal)
Safflower (1 meal) vs. palm oil (1 meal) vs. mustard (1 meal)

Oils with a high SFA content (bad fatty acid) are:-
- Coconut Oil (91%)
- Palm oil (45 %)
- Ghee (Clarified butter) (65 %)

MUFA rich oils (good fatty acids) are:-
- Olive Oil (75 %)
- Canola Oil (61%)
- Groundnut Oil (50 %)
- Rice bran Oil (42.5 %)
- Palm oil (40 %)

Oils rich in n-6 PUFA are:-
- Soyabean Oil (50 %)
- Olive oil (10 %)
- Mustard oil (18 %)

Oils rich in n-3 PUFA are:-
- Linseed oil (55 %)
- Mustard oil (10 %)
- Soyabean Oil (7 %)
- Rice bran Oil (1 %)
Mustard and Canola oil have shown to exhibit similar properties, but mustard oil has high concentration of Erucic acid which may be harmful.

MUSTARD.....

MUSTARD....
Mustard is one of the ancient spices used by almost every country in the world. Other than adding flavor to your food it is also known for its curative power.The unique healing properties of mustard seeds can partly be attributed to their home among the Brassica foods found in the cruciferous plant family.

Mustard has the following nutrients in it..the nutrients are arranged in ascending order of their % in the seed -
-Selenium,Tryptophan,Omega-3 fatty acids,phoporous,manganese,magnesium,dietry fibre,iron,calcium,protein,niacin,zinc and lastly calories.

-Selenium is a nutrient that has been shown to help reduce asthma, arthritis and certain cancers.

-Magnesium also reduces asthma and lowers blood pressure.

Some of the health benefits of mustard's are :-

-Increased rate of metabolism

-Speeds up digestion process by increasing saliva as much as eight times more than normal

-Inhibits cancer cell growth and possibly prevents other types of cancer as well.

-Treatment of skin diseases through the application of sulfur found in mustard.

The four powerful qualities in mustard is antibacterial, anti fungal, antiseptic and has anti-inflammatory properties.

So don't go by the size,just see the amount of benefits given to us by the tiny tot.