As Christmas day draws nigh, many Christians have planned to spend time with their families, attend church vigils, or may be just sit back home and watch Joel Osteen or your favourite pastor on YouTube. Some may have already arrived home and are giving villagers “sleepless nights” with their pet dogs hanging out of their rented car, maybe a range rover. Some are already announcing their presence by walking around with earphones, singing Hillsong Music songs. Perhaps you are none of these people, and just want to enjoy your December holiday.
Irrespective of who you are and where you are, we know that hunger is not your portion. Of course, you will cook. If you are blessed, fried chicken will be your preferred delicacy. On that day, from the shores of Lake Victoria to the salty waters of the Indian Ocean, in Kenya, Mama Mboga will officially be on compulsory leave, and perhaps Naivas or Cleanshelf will become your official grocery store.
Just as cooking oil can be your gateway to a happy, healthy life, when you do not pick the right cooking oil, it can be your gateway to many diseases. Research shows that among non-smokers, especially women and children exposed to cooking oil fumes develop the risk of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, acute lower respiratory infections, lung cancer, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, all these manifesting first as a cough.
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Although ventilation and source of heating are factors, the most critical factors that influence exposure to contaminants is cooking temperature.
Let’s make this even clearer.
- You finally ditched jiko and are now using clean energy -gas.
- Your kitchen is well ventilated.
Unfortunately, you are still at risk, with the wrong cooking oil.
In cooking oil, there is an attribute called smoke point. This is the point at which cooking oil, heated on a pan, begins to emit a lot of smoke. In local terms, we say the oil is burning. So, when cooking oil nears burning, free fatty acids and acrolein, a substance that irritates the eye and throat, are produced. You want your oil to be hot enough to fry onions fast, or even deep fry your chicken fast without absorbing the oil in. But for the sake of your health, you don’t want it to burn.
So, you need oil that gets hot enough without burning. That is where Eclause Organics Cold-pressed Virgin Peanut oil comes in. Peanut oil has a high smoke point, which means that you can cook and bake all your delicacies without ever worrying about developing a cough or throat cancer. Find it at Cleanshelf Supermarket, or order direct from the factory via WhatsApp, or call +254-758-957-254.
Enjoy your holidays! Keep safe! Be healthy.
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