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Sue Lee
Writing and Reading (2)
Professor Michael Cheng
November, 16, 2010
Oil is not just oil
I.
INTRODUCTION
A. Background Information
1. Based on the article on Common Health Magazine, oil is an
indispensible ingredient in our daily lives. We absorb fat from oil
every day. Although it is a trend to cut down fat in our diet, we still
need fat to help our bodies work. As a result, choosing the right kind
of oil becomes an important issue. (Common Health Magazine)
2. Among all kinds of culinary oil, vegetable oil is considered healthier
than animal fat. Vegetable oil can be obtained from various sources
and each can provide different nutrients and benefit our health.
(Common Health Magazine)
B. Thesis statement
1. Classification of vegetable oil.
2. a. Sunflower oil is a wonderful source of the many vitamins,
minerals, good fats, and antioxidants that keep our bodies healthy.
b. Soybean oil consists of five major fatty acids which are palmitate,
stearate, oleate, linolenate, and linoleate. These fatty acids cause
different nutritional value to human body.
c. The constituents of olive oil make it an important role in
Mediterranean diet.
II.
BODY
A. Sunflower oil
1. Sunflower oil is a wonderful source of the many vitamins, minerals,
good fats, and antioxidants that keep our bodies healthy.
2. Nutrition that we can get from sunflower oil.
a. Folate
b. Vitamin E
c. Selenium
3. Sunflower oil and kernels meet that challenge with their combination
of health benefits and flavor.
B. Soybean oil
1. Soybean oil consists of five major fatty acids which are palmitate,
stearate, oleate, linolenate, and linoleate. These fatty acids cause
different nutritional value to human body.
2. The five major fatty acids in soybean oil
a. Palmitate and stearate
b. Oleate
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c. Linolenate and linoleate
3. Understanding the characteristic of these fatty acids can help us gain
nutrition from soybean oil and avoid negative impact on our health.
C. Olive oil
1. The constituents of olive oil make it an important role in
Mediterranean diet.
2. Constituents
a. Oleic and palmitic acid
b. Squalene and sterol
c. Antioxident
3. Olive oil brings so many benefits to human health. No wonder it’s
been used in Mediterranean area for thousands of years and become
popular around the world.
III.
CONCLUSION
A. Sunflower oil, soybean oil, and olive oil are three kinds of vegetable oil that
are widely used in daily life. We can gain lots of benefit from them if we
know their nutritional value and use them appropriately.
B. Oil is not just oil. Be careful choosing the oil we eat every day to improve our
health.
IV.
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