Sour Cream or Oil for Salad Dressing: There's an Answer to This Tricky Question

15.08.2024 19:42

Some people believe that it is healthier to dress salad with vegetable oil than with sour cream.

However, experts recommend that in this matter you be guided solely by your taste preferences.

What to dress the salad with: oil or sour cream

Nutrition experts say both options have their benefits.

Vegetable oils are rich in vitamin E and beneficial fatty acids and have antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties.

Vegetable oils also improve the absorption of fat-soluble vitamins.

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Sour cream, in turn, is rich in vitamins A, C, D and group B, calcium and phosphorus.

In addition, sour cream contains lactic acid bacteria, which have a beneficial effect on digestion.

Timur Khomichev Author: Timur Khomichev Internet resource editor