Essential for frying, cooking, flavoring and flavoring your dishes, oil is a basic ingredient that should not be missed in your kitchen. The Mexico’s Federal Consumer Prosecutor’s Office (Profeco) recognizes this vegetable oil as ‘pigeon’ and considers it very economical.
As it is one of the most sought-after products in the Mexican staple basket, it can be difficult to decide which oil is best for you and your diet, especially because of the blends often marketed as “vegetable oil.” “.
Which vegetable oil contains ‘popcorn’ and which Profeco considers the most economical?
A step study Conducted by Profeco’s National Consumer Protection Laboratory (LNPC) in 2019, the analysis was carried out on 32 brands of edible oils, including 9 avocado, 14 sesame, 2 peanut and 7 grape.
The study is based on the following reference standards:
- NOM-002-SCFI-2011: “Net Content. Tolerances and Verification Methods.”
- NOM-051-SCFI/SSA1– 2010: “Common Labeling Specifications for Prepackaged Foods and Non-Alcoholic Beverages – Commercial and Health Information.”
- NMX-F-002-SCFI-2012: “Food – Pure Edible Sesame Oil. Specifications”.
- NMX-F-027-SCFI-2012: “Food – Pure Edible Peanut Oil. Specifications.”
- NMX-F-052-SCFI-2008: “Oils and Fats – Butter Oil. Specifications”.
- Codex Stan 210-1999: “Standard for Certain Vegetable Oils.”
For Profeco e, He recognized vegetable oil with ‘pigeon’ and considered it very economical This is the Chedraui brand, which was 17 pesos at the time of the study and currently costs about 35 pesos.
This product Vegetable oil is considered a mixtureible** and according to the Agency for the Protection of Consumer Interests, its presentation of 890 milliliters and of Mexican origin complied with all recorded net contents.** It should be noted that in 2023, the oil already has a presentation. 800 milliliters, 90 less than September 2019.
What is cooking oil?
Regulation of sanitary control of products and services defines as follows Edible oil for a product derived from agricultural products or animal species suitable for human consumption And it has gone through extraction and, where appropriate, purification processes, including washing, deodorizing, bleaching, hardening and dewaxing, as well as winterization, when the latter is determined by the Ministry of Health. Mexican Standard NMX-F-052-SCFI-2008, “Oils and Fats – Avocado Oil. Specifications”.
He Vegetable oil is extracted from seeds and other parts of plants. Its composition consists of different types of fatty acids with different proportions and characteristics, which are responsible for the unique properties present in different types of oils.
OrA common feature of these oils is their high smoke point, which means they have a high temperature. They start giving smoke to it. If heated beyond this point, they reach the combustible temperature, resulting in their combustion.
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