For bottled vegetable oils, you’ll find a "best-before" date on the label ✅

💡 After this date, you can still use it! Just check for changes in look, smell, or taste. This helps us eat responsibly and reduce waste at home!

📣 Find more #Mythbusting ℹ️👉 bit.ly/3H0WnIU

#VegetableOil #FoodWaste

Here's the 🗝️ difference:

🗓️ Use-by date: it’s about #FoodSafety 👉 Don't eat beyond this date.

🗓️ Best-before date: it’s about #FoodQuality 👉 Still edible after this date, but the taste/quality may decline.

#VegetableOils #ConsumerInformation

The takeaway? Don't skip fats! 🚫

👉 Cutting out fats can lead to nutrient deficiencies.
Instead, focus on a balanced diet with healthy, plant-based unsaturated fats 👍

For more info, visit www.vegetableoils.eu/home

#HealthBenefits

Our industry's #vegetableoils actually provide powerful benefits 💪

🧬 Alpha-linolenic acid (ALA) helps maintain normal cholesterol.
✨ Vitamin E protects cells from oxidative stress.

🙌 Both are @EFSA_EU-approved health claims. #FoodSafety #HealthyFats

So, what about weight gain? 🧐

👉 Weight gain is about overall calorie intake, not just fats. The 🗝️ is to choose the right kind of fats, like healthy unsaturated fats from plant-based liquid oils, over saturated fats.

#NutritionFacts #DietaryGuidelines

Fact: Fats and oils are essential for your health. 💡

The EFSA and WHO recommend that 20-35% of your daily energy comes from fats. They help with:
✅ Energy
✅ Vitamin absorption (A, D, E, K)
✅ Hormone production

#Nutrition #EFSA #WHO

The takeaway? Vegetable oils are a diverse group with unique compositions. 🧑‍🔬

Our industry provides a range of oils to meet dietary needs & consumer preferences, keeping up with scientific knowledge and ensuring compliance with EU safety and quality standards 💛

#FEDIOL #FoodSafety

🧠 Did you know #Omega3 and #Omega6 fatty acids are "essential"? Your body needs them but can't produce them, so you get them from food!

Sources include:
🌱 Omega-3: #Rapeseed, #soybean, #linseed
🌱 Omega-6: #Sunflower seed, soybean

#PUFA #MUFA #HealthBenefits

Although all refined vegetable oils and fats have a similar neutral colour, they have very different properties, due to their natural composition. But they all contain fatty acids: #SAFA, #MUFA, & #PUFA.

👉 Saturated fats are typically solid at room 🌡️while unsaturated ones are liquid.

⚠️ Fact: Oils don't look the same! 🎨

The color of an oil depends on its plant source & if it's refined. Refining gives oils a neutral color, while unrefined oils can be green or dark yellow.

#FoodFacts #NutritionFacts #FoodScience

Final fact 👉 Refining does not mean hydrogenation.
They are separate steps.

✅ Learn more about the refining process of edible oils and fats: www.vegetableoils.eu/why

✅ Find the full infographic about hydrogenation: bit.ly/4liCZ8d

More on debunking myths on fediol.eu

Why are oils refined❓
To make them safe and suitable for cooking❗️

Virgin oils are great for condiments, but refined oils are essential for a wide range of food products and daily cooking 🥘🥄

#FoodSafety #QualityFood

➡️ Refining removes impurities to improve the oil’s taste and appearance.

➡️ Hydrogenation makes a liquid oil solid, like for the fluffiness of a croissant 🥐

Two different processes, two different goals 🎯

#FoodFacts #FoodScience