Mayur Vanaspati is advisable & best choice to the consumers who prefer Vanaspati over any other oil, as it is rich in MUFA & PUFA less saturated fat and trans fat. It is free from any nickel- a chemical element. We always maintain the balance MUFA & PUFA as per the Heart Association of America.
Vanaspati is the Sanskrit word that now refers to the entire plant kingdom. However, according to Charaka Samhitā and Sushruta Samhita medical texts and the Vaisesikas school of philosophy, “vanaspati” is limited to plants that bear fruits but no evident flowers. In the Rigveda, 9th Mandala, Hymn 5.10, “Vanaspati” (literally meaning: Lord of the Forest) is a deity presiding over the forest and described as the “bright golden hued Vanaspati, with its thousand branches.”
The term “Vanaspati” comes from the fact that the ghee is made using Vegetable oils.
Ghee imparts a rich buttery taste and aroma to several Indian foods. Vanaspati, an alternative to ghee, is made from partially hydrogenated permitted vegetable oils, and converted to solid form by hydrogenation. It is white and grainy (danedar) in texture and is favoured for deep-frying. It is used as a ghee substitute in cooking as well as in the production of bakery products, sweets and snacks items.
When Vanaspati is made, trans fatty acids are also produced.
CULINARY USES –
🔷 Vanaspati is so flavourful that it is enough to use just half or two-thirds as much as other cooking oils.
🔷 It has a very high burning point and doesn’t burn or smoke during cooking.
🔷 It combines excellently with a wide variety of spices.
🔷 You can use Vanaspati Ghee to saute foods, in baking, to deep-fry or even as a spread.
🔷 It is often used for frying, especially when making sweets like gulab jamun, jalebis, etc.
🔷 Vanaspati is more commonly used in preparing bakery foods like puffs, breads and biscuits, nankhatai, cakes, sweets and ice cream too.
🔷 Although very economical, it is better to use Vanaspati ghee merely as a flavouring or seasoning rather than the primary fat due to the presence of trans-fatty acids.
MAYUR is the best known for Vanaspati.