Vegetable oil facts for kids

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Peanut oil bottle

Vegetable oil

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

African food cooked with vegetable oil.

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Olive oil is a common vegetable oil, used for Mediterranean cuisine.

Vegetable oils are triglyceride oils made from plants. They are used in food and for cooking. In past centuries they were much used as fuel in oil lamps. Some kinds of plant oils that people use are palm oil, maize, olive, peanut, rapeseed, soy, and sunflower.

Margarine is an artificial butter made from vegetable oil.

See also

In Spanish: Aceite vegetal para niños

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