Meanings
plural soy oils · alternative soyoil
- countableuncountableSynonym of soybean oil.
Soy oil is low in saturated fats and has a high smoking point. It fries foods with a very “clean” taste.
2000 January 12, Donna Deane, “Soy Shopping”, in Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, Calif.: Los Angeles Times Communications, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 26 Sep 20262 more examples
The switch means that the health system’s food distributor, J. Kings Food Service Professionals, will provide only foods that use soy oils and frying oils containing no trans fats.
2006 December 3, Linda Saslow, “The Week on Long Island”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 26 Jan 2023In other parts of the world, soy oil is being used instead of palm oil and that looks set to continue. Stefan Vogel, head of agri commodity markets research at Rabobank, says soy oil will flood the market this year following a record high soybean crop: […]
2015 February 26, Josephine Moulds, “Why rush to source alternatives to palm oil is problematic”, in The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 29 Mar 2015Synonyms: soybean oil
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSynonym of soybean oil.
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