The prices of some edible oils in supermarkets are extremely low. Why?

The difference in technology is the purity of raw materials and oil

In terms of technology, generally edible oils are leached, which is the lowest end. High-end oils are basically cold pressed, not only the oil yield rate It is lower and the nutrients are more comprehensive, so the price is relatively high.

The raw materials are the source of the raw materials. Foreign ones are not necessarily the best. Domestic pollution-free organic production areas such as Inner Mongolia and other places. The raw materials of edible oil are as famous as the origins of foreign raw materials, especially linseeds and sunflower seeds and soybeans from Inner Mongolia.

Purity refers to whether other oils are mixed with them. Many oils are blended. It doesn’t necessarily mean that all sunflower seeds are sunflower oil, so some, such as pure sunflower seeds, cost more than a hundred to more than ten yuan. This is the reason.

So considering all the above reasons, the difference in edible oils It's huge, so you need to choose carefully. I'm not a professional oil maker, but I just know a little bit about this. You can consult experts or something. Because I'm from the Northeast, I prefer Mengyou, a common brand here. I don’t know if they are available in other places, but their pressed soybeans and flax seeds are both good. You can also choose the oil that suits you according to your needs.

What is value? To put it simply, it is production cost, so it has nothing to do with unhealthy issues. Drugs, cigarettes, and high-alcohol liquor are not healthy at all, but they can be very expensive. Very cheap boiled water, so healthy for the human body, but the cost is very low. So I know that what you care about is not whether it is expensive or not, but whether it is healthy or not. I will tell you next.

What I want to tell you is how to choose oil, don’t just look at the price. By type, vegetable oils are clearly better than animal oils.

Among the vegetable oils, olive oil is the best and healthiest, but the cost may be unaffordable for ordinary families.

The comprehensive properties of rapeseed oil are lower than those of olive oil, but the price is cheaper.

Blended oil is the most practical for ordinary families. Don’t think about it when you see the word blend. In fact, it is just a blend of two or more different vegetable oils, so that the ratio of oleic acid, linoleic acid, and linolenic acid is close to each other. 1:1:1. This ratio is the optimal ratio of edible oil ingredients. Olive oil, peanut oil, and rapeseed oil are basically close to this ratio.

However, the raw material of peanut oil is peanuts. Peanuts are prone to mildew and aflatoxin during storage. This deadly toxin is difficult to remove during the rough pressing production process of peanut oil. It is very serious. , the probability of accidents is definitely higher than that of genetically modified products.

Corn oil is not heat-resistant and cannot be used for stir-fry dishes. Because the pot dries out in just two strokes, you have to replenish the oil frantically, which is healthy but impractical.

Rice oil, um, has the same problem as peanut oil.

Sunflower seed oil is great, but it is too high in unsaturated fatty acids and is not suitable for being exposed to high temperatures for a long time, so it cannot be used for frying. It is too troublesome.

Soybean oil is great, but it has the same problems as sunflower oil.

To sum up, it is my personal opinion. Please note that this is my personal opinion.

Olive oil＞1:1:1 blended oil=rapeseed oil＞sunflower oil＞soybean oil=corn oil=peanut oil=rice oil

Okay, I told you the type , let’s talk about craftsmanship next.

Pressing>Leaching

There are actually two cooking oil production processes, pressing and leaching. Pressing is widely used in the market because it is more expensive but can retain more healthy ingredients.

When buying other oils, you don’t have to worry so much about fine pressing or primary pressing. When buying peanut oil and soybean oil, you should pay attention. These two are more likely to be infected with aflatoxins than the others, so be sure to choose the finely pressed ones. And some secondary pressing and secondary leaching are easy to understand literally. This is obtained by using the raw material residue once and processing it again. It cannot be said that it is unhealthy, but the nutritional content will not be so high.

Third, let’s talk about which manufacturer of oil to choose. Definitely choose a big factory. There is no doubt that big factories have their reasons for being big. Don’t say that our factory is small but all the raw materials used in our process are the same as those of big factories. That’s bullshit.

Big factories have extremely high food production management systems. Because they attract so much attention, they are forced to do their best by tens of millions of eyes. How do little-known local small factories cut costs and produce the same type of products as big factories? I can't even think of a difference of dozens of yuan. As for your question about what a big manufacturer is, if you often watch TV you will know it. If you don’t watch TV, please look through the edible oils in your nearest supermarket and compare the sizes of their manufacturers on Baidu.

Conclusion,

My final suggestion:

Well-off families recommend choosing first-grade olive oil from large manufacturers.

For ordinary families, it is recommended to use refined rapeseed oil from large manufacturers or 1:1:1 blended oil.

My answer to the question: value determines the price, and the production cost determines the price difference. Different raw materials, different processes, and different factory scales will all affect the cost and ultimately the price gap. Specifically, it’s hard for me to answer economics questions. It’s funny.