GB 20
Healthy cooking
Burning point of separate kinds of oil
ATAG advises to choose an oil based on the baking temperature
to bake in a healthy way. Each oil has a diff erent burning point at
which toxic gasses are released. e below table shows the burning
points for various types of oil.
Oil Burning point °C
Extra virgin olive oil 160 °C
Butter 177 °C
Coconut oil 177 °C
Rapeseed oil 204 °C
Virgin olive oil 216 °C
Sunfl ower oil 227 °C
Corn oil 232 °C
Peanut oil 232 °C
Rice oil 255 °C
Olive oil 242 °C
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