GB 17
Healthy cooking
Burning point of different types of oil
To ensure your food is fried as healthily as possible, Atag recommends
choosing the type of oil according to the frying temperature. Each oil
has a different burning point at which toxic gasses are released. The
below table shows the burning points for various types of oil.
Oil Smoke point °C
Extra virgin olive oil 160 °C
Butter 177 °C
Coconut oil 177 °C
Canola oil 204 °C
Virgin olive oil 216 °C
Sunflower oil 227 °C
Corn oil 232 °C
Peanut oil 232 °C
Olive oil 242 °C
Rice oil 255 °C
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