Oil

<p ><b>Cooking oil</b>&nbsp;is plant, animal or synthetic&nbsp;<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fat" title="Fat" >fat</a>&nbsp;used in frying, baking and other types of cooking.&nbsp;</p>

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It is also used in food preparation and flavoring that doesn't involve heat, such as salad dressings and bread dips, and in this sense might be more accurately termed edible oil.</p>

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Cooking oil is typically a liquid, although some oils that contain saturated fat, such as&nbsp;<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coconut_oil" title="Coconut oil" >coconut oil</a>,&nbsp;<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palm_oil" title="Palm oil" >palm oil</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palm_kernel_oil" title="Palm kernel oil" >palm kernel oil</a>, are solid at room temperature.<sup id="cite_ref-0" class="reference" ><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cooking_oil#cite_note-0" >[1]</a></sup></p>

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Types of cooking oil include:&nbsp;<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghee" title="Ghee" >ghee</a>,&nbsp;<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olive_oil" title="Olive oil" >olive oil</a>,&nbsp;<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palm_oil" title="Palm oil" >palm oil</a>,&nbsp;<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soybean_oil" title="Soybean oil" >soybean oil</a>,&nbsp;<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canola_oil" title="Canola oil" class="mw-redirect" >canola oil</a>&nbsp;(rapeseed oil),&nbsp;<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pumpkin_seed_oil" title="Pumpkin seed oil" >pumpkin seed oil</a>,&nbsp;<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corn_oil" title="Corn oil" >corn oil</a>,&nbsp;<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunflower_oil" title="Sunflower oil" >sunflower oil</a>,<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Safflower_oil" title="Safflower oil" class="mw-redirect" >safflower oil</a>,&nbsp;<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peanut_oil" title="Peanut oil" >peanut oil</a>,&nbsp;<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grape_seed_oil" title="Grape seed oil" >grape seed oil</a>,&nbsp;<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sesame_oil" title="Sesame oil" >sesame oil</a>,&nbsp;<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argan_oil" title="Argan oil" >argan oil</a>,&nbsp;<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rice_bran_oil" title="Rice bran oil" >rice bran oil</a>&nbsp;and other&nbsp;<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_vegetable_oils#Edible_oils" title="List of vegetable oils" >vegetable oils</a>.</p>

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Oil can be flavoured with aromatic foodstuffs such as herbs, chillies or garlic.</p>