Sport Sesame Oil?

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AcridSaint

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Hey folks, I've been wondering about using sesame oil lately. I've really just recently started trying to get my diet in check and counting calories and such, so I'm pretty new to the whole thing. Everyone says that olive oil is the best thing to use, but I really like to use sesame oil with many things that I cook, especially chicken and rice dishes.

The nutrition information on my sesame oil is exactly the same as my extra virgin olive oil. I don't tend to cook with a whole tablespoon when I use sesame oil either, just a teaspoon seems to be enough for flavor and oiling in most cases.

Is this stuff significantly better, worse or neautral when compared to olive oil? In the case that it's worse, is it so much worse that using 3 times as much olive oil, ie tbsp vs. tsp, is better?

Thanks.
 
I don't know if either is really better than the other, but both have a relatively low smoke point of around 325 degrees. Have you checked out mac nut oil?. It has a high smoke point, and is healthier and more stable than olive or sesame oil.
 
I don't really fry things, for the most part. Most of the chicken that I eat is "grilled" in a pan on a medium heat. Sometimes I'll also throw it into rice dishes and substitute it for other oil in whatever else I'm cooking that I think it will add a good flavor to.

Thanks for the replies.
 
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