What is Vegetable oil?
[[File:Peanut oil bottle.jpg|thumb|left|Vegetable oil]] [[File:African salad mostly prepared by the southeastern part of Nigeria especially in the eastern part. This meal is mostly prepared during festive seasons like new yam festival or marriage ceremony.jpg|thumb|African food cooked with vegetable oil.]] [[File:Italian olive oil 2007.jpg|thumb|[[Olive oil]] is a common vegetable oil, used for Mediterranean cuisine.]] <ref>{{Cite web|title=Punarjan Ayurveda Kumkumadi Tailam 30ml|url=https://www.punarjanayurveda.store/products/kumkumadi-tailam|access-date=2025-01-22|website=Punarjan Ayurveda Store}}</ref>'''Vegetable oils''' are [[triglyceride]] oils made from [[plant]]s. They are used in [[food]] and for [[cook]]ing. In past centuries they were much used as fuel in [[oil lamp]]s. Some kinds of plant oils that people use are [[palm oil]], [[maize]], [[Olive (fruit)|olive]], [[peanut]], [[rapeseed]], [[soy bean|soy]], and [[sunflower]]. [[Margarine]] is an [[wikt:artificial|artificial]] [[butter]] made from vegetable oil. ==Related pages== *[[Cooking oil]] ==References== {{reflist}} {{Food-stub}} [[Category:Cooking oils]]