If I pan fried my pork chops in olive oil instead of vegetable oil, is it better for me?

Can somebody explain polyunsaturated fat and monounsaturated. By the way, they were soooooo good, i put a sprinkle of season salt and a sprinkle of garlic powder and cooked them slowly in the pan. yummyIf I pan fried my pork chops in olive oil instead of vegetable oil, is it better for me?
Vegetable Oil when heated to a certain temperature causes the oil to change. Vegetable Oil contains more Transfat, Transfat causes blood vessels to harden and as a result often a major cause of stroke. As such there are many arguments that Vegetable oil is unstable and will change it's molecular structure as it's being heated, or passes through the Human Digestive system. Now why is Olive Oil a better oil - it's also a vegetable type oil, so why is it better? That's a good question.





I have heard that Olive Oil is a more stable oil, and has less transfat in Olive Oil. ANd as such because there is less Transfat, it is healthier.





I do wish to add this additional non-related point that most vegetable oils aren't fragrant - like Soya Bean Oil, Corn Oil, Palm Oil even Canola and Sunflower Oil. The purpose of adding oil is normally to add fragrance and flavour to the dish. If it doesn't not do that...then there is no reason to add these oils.





For deep frying it is best to use Grapeseed oil - as it helps to retain the flavour of the food within, and it doesn't change colour so quickly as Veg Oil (which is actually Palm Oil).





Why I like olive oil in cooking, it has this tremendous incredible fragrance that adds to the overall enjoyment of the mealIf I pan fried my pork chops in olive oil instead of vegetable oil, is it better for me?
Olive oil is definitely better than vegetable oil, and rapeseed oil (also called canola) is even better than olive oil. However, the difference when frying porkchops is, relatively speaking, small (because of the high amount of animal fat in the pork chops).


You'd be better off using a small amount of olive or canola to lightly fry vegetables (and fish for your meat/protein portion) if health is your goal; deep frying is pretty much never good for you, regardless of the type of oil used.


But if all you care about is taste, it's hard to beat a greasy porkchop! (BTW, I like mine sauteed in a mixture of bourbon, mint and sugar -- heavenly!)
Well,





Who defines better??





Calorie for calorie and nutrient for nutrient they are the same thing. (check the labels) If that is your only concern than it really does not matter. They both go to your thieghs equally





However, Olive oil is all monounsaturated which is the good kind of fat, meaning that it won;t turn into cholesteral in your body like some (but not all) vegetable oils. This has an enormaous amount of benefit for you. The problem with Vegetable oil that is labeled as such is that you never actually know what kind of oil it is so you cannot fairly compare the two. It could be a really bad oil in there or a really good oil in there. What they do is buy the cheapest oil on the market that day and process it. Sometimes it is a mix and sometimes it is not, but you never know.





Stick with oils that have a label other than ';Vegetable';





BP
olive oil is much better for you than vegetable oil use it for life OK
it's a pork chop...do you really care that much about heart healthy food selection?
Olive oil is better for you, I use it all the time
To the people that read that canola oil AKA (Rapeseed oil) is best for you: DO NOT believe him. He is wrong. Extra Virgin Olive Oil is best. Rapeseed (canola oil) is toxic to the body especially to the thyroid. Canola is the combination of CANada and OiL plus an A.
olive oil is better for your body -- esp. your heart. it might also reduce your chance of cardiovascular disease as well as diabetes.





oh, and tastes so good. keep in mind there are also various types of olive oils and some are better for everyday cooking than others. I always use a medium quality greek or italian olive oil (yes, different areas produce a wide variety of tasting oil).





for salads I like french olive oil and if you want to try something really strong and earthy flavored try ones from Morocco, they are really interesting :)





I would also suggest that you bypass overly processed ingredients.. like season salt and garlic powder... the rawer the ingredients the better. garlic is really inexpensive and so good for you. if you don't want to chop then you can buy then in jars - fresh - and already cut up... sea salt is also so much better for you -- less processed -- no iodine added to it... check the label to see what you are actually eating :)
why would you need to use oil at all, since pork chops have a small trim of fat around the edges anyway? i would use a cooking wine to braise them %26amp; them simmer them slowly as you already have.





Polyunsaturated fat is a ';healthy fat'; and the amount of it in one's diet should be between 5% and 10%. This fat can be found mostly in grain products, fish and sea food (herring, salmon, mackerel, halibut), soybeans, mayonnaise, soft margarine and fish oil. Polyunsaturated fat is necessary for one's diet for it keeps one healthy and free of ilness.





Monounsaturated fats are found in natural foods like nuts and avocados, and are the main component of olive oil (oleic acid). They can also be found in grapeseed oil, ground nut oil, sesame oil and corn oil.





Monounsaturated fatty acids (like unsaturated fats) promote insulin resistance, whereas polyunsaturated fatty acids are protective against insulin resistance.
They sound yummy, but the sad fact is that oil, even 'healthy' oil like olive oil, breaks down when it is heated. That's why fried food isn't really that good for you. It doesn't mean you can't ever have it, and you won't drop dead from having the odd pork chop, but as a steady diet, it's going to help clog up your arteries. Try doing your chops under the broiler, with the seasoned salt and garlic powder. Or put them in a closed casserole and let them cook in their own juice. Equally yummy and a lot healthier!
Oilve oil is the tastiest and most healthy of oils.
slightly but if you really want to fry fat freer buy the butter spray from walmarts and use it
if smells differently when u heat up the olive oil in one pan, another pan with vegetable oil, olive oil is more expensive.


vegetable oil doesnt really enhance taste in the food and it has no great nice smell of it but olive oil does everything.





u can try frying a egg first, there's a big difference. smell it, eat it, enjoy it.


Cooking maybe scientific-related. but i suggest you to enjoy the cooking and tasting process. Enjoy life while you can.