According to news on September 15, recently, on a certain video platform, a user who claimed to be "Ren Fumin, a university professor, doctoral tutor, and advocate of the health industry" posted a video titled "Do you still dare to eat these vegetable oils?" He made a wrong interpretation of "oils made by leaching and modern oil processing technology", which caused panic among many people and caused adverse effects.
In response to this matter, the Oils and Fats Branch of the China Cereals and Oils Society refuted the rumor and issued a refutation of this erroneous statement. The official said:
There are two main techniques for extracting oil from vegetable oils that are commonly used at home and abroad, namelyPressed French Oil and Extracted French Oil.
The oil extraction method is an advanced oil production technology that uses food-grade solvents to extract oils from vegetable oils. The oil (also called crude oil) extracted by the pressing method or the leaching method can be refined into finished edible vegetable oil that meets the corresponding national standards through perfect refining technology. The oil extraction method is the most advanced production technology recognized internationally.
In developed countries such as Europe and the United States, more than 90% of vegetable oils are now produced by leaching.At present, my country's oil production by leaching method accounts for more than 80% of the entire oil production capacity, and its equipment and technical level have reached the international advanced level.
The "vegetable oil extraction solvent" used in the oil extraction process by leaching is a food-grade special solvent produced by the country specifically for vegetable oil extraction. It does not have any chemical reaction with oil during the entire production process, and is completely removed in the subsequent refining process.
Therefore, whether it is the pressing method or the leaching method, as long as it is produced in accordance with national standards and meets national food safety standards and product quality standards, the finished edible vegetable oil is absolutely safe and has no risk of food safety.
Regarding this so-called "health expert"'s statement that he "praised the ancients for eating lard and other animal oils, devalued modern people's consumption of vegetable oils, and blamed vegetable oils for the high incidence of chronic diseases," the criticism stated,This view is extremely absurd.
In fact, vegetable oil is the same as animal oil. The main component is triglyceride. Different oils have different fatty acid compositions. Generally speaking, animal oils are rich in saturated fatty acids, while vegetable oils are mainly unsaturated fatty acids.Both saturated fatty acids and unsaturated fatty acids are nutrients needed by the human body. Moderate intake of both is beneficial. On the contrary, if you are obsessed with one of them, the harm will outweigh the benefits..
my country is a major producer and consumer of edible vegetable oils, but its self-sufficiency rate for edible oils is less than 30%. Vigorously developing oil resources and making full use of existing resources are important measures to ensure the security of my country's edible oil supply.