Ghee offers higher smoke points than common cooking oils. Pure ghee offers a smoke point, which is 250 °C (482 °F), and it is higher than any common cooking oils.
It means ghee acts more stable against high-temperature exposure than cooking oils like sunflower oil, canola oil, rice bran oil, etc. For high-temperature cooking, (deep-frying, baking, sautéing, slow cooking) ghee (clarified butter) is a better choice as the risk of generating free radicals in the body remains under better control.
It is the temperature at which an oil/fat gets broken and starts producing a nonstop bluish smoke that becomes noticeable. Higher the smoke point of the oil, it is a safer option for healthy cooking, and especially it works well for controlling the cardiac health of people, leading a usually active and balanced lifestyle.
There are three immediate benefits of the high smoking point of ghee. These are,
Only pure ghee clarified butter offers a high smoke point. If the ghee contains impurities, the smoking point cannot be as high as pure ghee.
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