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Ghee or oil - which is better for cooking?

Ghee or oil - which is better for cooking?

Ghee and cooking oil are both almost pure fat, so one spoon of either is about 130-135 kcal - a spoon is a spoon. Pick the taste you love, but measure it, because the calories come from how much you pour, not which jar it came from.

12 Jul 2026 · Burnie Academy
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Your daadi swears by ghee. Your friend swears by oil. People fight about this in every Indian kitchen. But here is the honest truth most miss: ghee and cooking oil are both fat. One spoon of ghee and one spoon of oil carry almost the same calories. The real question is not which jar is better. It is how much you pour.

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