Smoke point

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Smoke point

The smoke point refers to the temperature at which a cooking fat or oil begins to break down. The substance smokes or burns, and gives food an unpleasant taste. Therefore, the smoke point of a given fat is a key consideration in frying

Frying

Frying is the cooking of food in oil or fat, a technique that originated in ancient Old_Kingdom around 2500BC. Chemically, oils and fats are the same, differing only in melting point, but the distinction is only made when needed....
, with the smoke point of the oil dictating what temperatures and therefore what purposes a particular fat may be used for (for instance, deep frying

Deep frying

Deep frying is a cooking method in which food is submerged in hot oil or fat. This is normally performed with a deep fryer or chip pan; industrially, a pressure fryer or vacuum fryer may be used....
is a very high-temperature process and requires a fat with a high smoke point).

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Flash point

The flash point of a flammability liquid is the lowest temperature at which it can form an ignitable mixture in air. At this temperature the vapour may cease to burn when the source of ignition is removed....
, the point at which combustion occurs.

Here are some smoke points:

Fat	Quality	Smoke Point
Almond oil		420°F	216°C
Avocado oil Avocado oil Avocado oil is an Vegetable oil pressed from the fruit of the Persea americana . As a food oil, it is used as an ingredient in other dishes, as well as a cooking oil....		520°F	271°C
Butter Butter Butter is a dairy product made by churning fresh or fermentation cream or milk. It is generally used as a spread and a condiment, as well as in cooking applications such as baking, sauce making, and frying....		350°F	177°C
Canola oil	Expeller Press	464°F	240°C
Canola oil	High Oleic	475°F	246°C
Canola oil	Refined	470°F	240°C
Coconut oil Coconut oil Coconut oil, also known as coconut butter, is a tropical oil with many applications. It is extracted from copra . Coconut oil constitutes seven percent of the total export income of the Philippines, the world's largest exporter of the product....	Unrefined	350°F	177°C
Coconut oil Coconut oil Coconut oil, also known as coconut butter, is a tropical oil with many applications. It is extracted from copra . Coconut oil constitutes seven percent of the total export income of the Philippines, the world's largest exporter of the product....	Refined	450°F	232°C
Corn oil Corn oil Corn oil is oil extracted from the cereal germ of corn . Its main use is in cooking, where its high smoke point makes refined corn oil a valuable frying oil....	Unrefined	320°F	160°C
Corn oil	Refined	450°F	232°C
Cottonseed oil Cottonseed oil Cottonseed oil is a vegetable oil extracted from the seeds of the cotton plant after the cotton has been removed. It must be refined to remove gossypol, a naturally occurring toxin that protects the cotton plant from insect damage....		420°F	216°C
Flax seed oil	Unrefined	225°F	107°C
Ghee Ghee Ghee is a class of clarified butter that originated in the Indian subcontinent, and is important in South Asian cuisine and Middle Eastern cuisine .... (Indian Clarified Butter)		485°F	252°C
Grapeseed oil		420°F	216°C
Hazelnut oil		430°F	221°C
Hemp oil Hemp oil Hempseed oil is pressed from the seed of the hemp plant . This oil typically contains between 30-35% oil by weight, and is extremely high in essential fatty acids....		330°F	165°C
Lard Lard Lard is Domestic pig fat in both its Rendering and unrendered forms. Lard was commonly used in many cuisines as a cooking fat or shortening, or as a Spread similar to butter....		370°F	182°C
Macadamia oil Macadamia oil Macadamia oil is the non-volatile oil expressed from the nut meat of the macadamia tree. Macadamia oil is sometimes used in food as a frying or salad oil, and in cosmetics formulations as an emollient or fragrance fixative....		413°F	210°C
Olive oil Olive oil Olive oil is a fruit oil obtained from the olive , a traditional tree crop of the Mediterranean Basin. The wild olive tree originated in Anatolia and spread from there as far as southern Africa, Australia, Japan and China....	Extra virgin	375°F	191°C
Olive oil	Virgin	420°F	216°C
Olive oil	Pomace	460°F	238°C
Olive oil	Extra light	468°F	242°C
Olive oil, high quality (low acidity)	Extra virgin	405°F	207°C
Palm oil Palm oil Palm oil is an edible Vegetable fats and oils derived from the fruit of the Arecaceae Elaeis oil palm. Previously the second-most widely produced edible oil, after soybean oil, 28 million tonnes were produced worldwide in 2004....	Difractionated	455°F	235°C
Peanut oil Peanut oil Peanut oil is an organic material oil derived from peanuts, noted to have the slight aroma and taste of its parent legume. In the UK it is marketed as 'Groundnut Oil'....	Unrefined	320°F	160°C
Peanut oil	Refined	450°F	232°C
Rice bran oil Rice bran oil Rice bran oil is the vegetable oil extracted from the germ and inner husk of rice. It is notable for its very high smoke point of 490?F and its mild flavor, making it suitable for high-temperature cooking methods such as stir frying and deep frying....		490°F	254°C
Safflower oil	Unrefined	225°F	107°C
Safflower oil	Semirefined	320°F	160°C
Safflower oil	Refined	510°F	266°C
Sesame oil Sesame oil Sesame oil is an edible vegetable oil derived from sesame seeds. Besides being used as a cooking oil in South India, it is often used as a flavor enhancer in Chinese cuisine, Taiwanese cuisine, Korean cuisine, and to a lesser extent, Southeast Asian cuisine....	Unrefined	350°F	177°C
Sesame oil	Semirefined	450°F	232°C
Soybean oil	Unrefined	320°F	160°C
Soybean oil	Semirefined	350°F	177°C
Soybean oil	Refined	450°F	232°C
Sunflower oil Sunflower oil Sunflower oil is the non-volatile oil expressed from sunflower seeds. Sunflower oil is commonly used in food as a frying oil, and in cosmetics formulations as an emollient....	Unrefined	225°F	107°C
Sunflower oil	Semirefined	450°F	232°C
Sunflower oil, high oleic	Unrefined	320°F	160°C
Sunflower oil	Refined	450°F	232°C
Tea seed oil		485°F	252°C
Vegetable shortening		360°F	182°C
Walnut oil Walnut oil Walnut oil is oil extracted from walnuts....	Unrefined	320°F	160°C
Walnut oil	Semirefined	400°F	204°C

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