Rapeseed oil ideal for baby porridge

Parents prefer healthy rapeseed oil when preparing baby porridge

07/03/2014

Parents should use rapeseed oil for preparing baby porridge because it contains it
Among other things, a high proportion of fat-soluble vitamins and valuable omega-3 fatty acids, for example, have a positive effect on the blood cholesterol level. But when choosing the oil, parents should look closely - because there are enormous differences in quality, which are not expected for organic products of many parents.

Fatty acids in rapeseed oil are ideal for baby health
If parents prepare the porridge for their baby themselves, they should always add a little oil, so that the vitamins can dissolve better and the child can eat enough calories. Particularly recommended is rapeseed oil, because of its high content of fat-soluble vitamins (E, K and A) and unsaturated fatty acids such as omega-3 in terms of composition, especially for babies the optimal energy source. „The fatty acids contained in rapeseed oil promote good health and are ideal for babies, "says Prof. Hildegard Przyrembel, a pediatrician in the network Gesund ins Leben, to the news agency „dpa“.

Enrich lunch and afternoon porridge
In order to provide the baby with sufficient nutrients and energy, the expert recommended that both the vegetable-potato-meat-porridge at noon and the cereal-fruit-porridge in the afternoon should contain about one tablespoon (about 8 to 10ml of oil 200gr porridge) can be enriched. If the porridge is not cooked or prepared by yourself, parents should always look closely at the list of ingredients, even in the case of glasses, because according to Hildegard Przyrembel, products with rapeseed oil should also be preferred here.

Great quality differences in the oil
But rapeseed oil is not the same as rapeseed oil - instead, according to the Stiftung Warentest, there are considerable differences in quality from the expert's point of view „healthiest of all edible oils“. Thus, a test of the Foundation came to the conclusion that 9 out of 26 rapeseed oils studied due to taste and / or smell than „inadequate“ were to be classified. Accordingly, the corresponding oils had, for example „rancid, prickly, musty or burned“ tasted and should not have been sold in the tested form actually. The testers failed, for example, with the native Bio Bio (Plus) rapeseed oil, which in the opinion of the experts was tested „woody-strohig“, „roasted burned“ such as „fusty-musty“ had tasted. On the other hand, a positive assessment was given for oil among other things „Vita D'or“ from Lidl (grade: good) as well „Bellasan“ from Aldi-Süd (grade: satisfactory). (Ag)