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IS VEGETABLE GHEE GOOD FOR HEALTH?
Vegetable ghee is basically a vegetable oil made solid to mimic the characteristics ( flavour, texture, etc.) of butter oil ( butter without its water).  It is thus comprised almost wholly of a vegetable oil or a mixture of vegetable oils.  Other ingredients like flavour, colour, vitamins and antioxidants may be added depending on the food regulations in the country in which the product is sold.

Dalda, which is a type of vegetable ghee and major source of edible oil in India, has a trans fat level of about 50%. Trans fat intake is associated with adverse cardiometabolic profile, insulin resistance, chronic inflammation, metabolic syndrome, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease (CVD)


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