Ramadan raises the demand for food oils 50%

A field survey conducted by “Emirates Today”, which included sales outlets, “cooperatives” and electronic trade platforms, showed that there are more than 63 brands of food oils in the local markets.

Two officials in the outlets for the sale of an increase of up to 50% in the demand for food oils during the holy month of Ramadan, noting that the demand is increasing on the cuts of large packages of oils, and confirmed the keenness of the major sales outlets that the oils of various kinds are included in the cuts at rates of up to 60%.

They explained that the demand for healthy food keeps pace with it a rise in the availability of healthy oils free from/or low cholesterol, and those that contain vitamins and omega -3 and antioxidants, in addition to twice repeated oils that contain very small amounts of carbohydrates and total sugars.

Field survey

In detail, a field survey conducted by “Emirates Today” showed, and included sales outlets, “cooperatives” and electronic commercial platforms that there are more than 63 brands of food oils in the local markets.

The survey showed a great diversity in the types of food oils and its vegetable source, most notably olive oil, corn oil, sunflower oil, soy oil, vegetable oil mixture, canola oil, and palm oil, in addition to rice bran oil.

There are also dual -use oils, as they are used in food, and in alternative medicine and hair care and face, such as pumpkin seed oil, organic pumpkin that exceeds the price of 100 milliliters of each of 150 dirhams, as well as peanut oil, avocado oil, coconut oil, mustard oil, almond oil, sesame oil, and black seed oil.

Healthy oils

The survey revealed the growing demand for healthy and supported oils, whose commercial signs offered in the markets increased in a significant way, such as oils that contain vitamins, omega -3, free oils from/or low cholesterol, and light oils for frying, which allow less absorption of oil, in addition to those that contain antioxidants, and repeated oils twice, alongside Those that contain very small amounts of total carbohydrates, total sugars, and added sugar.

The field survey also showed that a large number of dining oils are manufactured locally in the UAE, followed by oils of Arab or foreign origin, such as Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Palestine, Lebanon, Tunisia, Turkey, Spain and Italy.

High demand

“There is an increase of 50% in the demand for food oils in the month of Ramadan, supported by the increasing preparation of food.”

He emphasized that the demand of consumers is rising on the offers of cuts for large sizes of oil packages, given that the best price offers are on packages of large sizes.

For his part, the official in a sales outlet with branches in the emirates of the state, Yaqoub Imran said: “There is an increase in the demand for food oils ranged between 30 and 50%.

He added that the increasing demand for healthy food has been increasing in the number of brands for healthy oils in the market, as well as the tendency of traditional brands to adding healthy types to shopping options.

He pointed out that the brands of local oils acquire a large part of the market, along with those imported from some Arab and foreign countries.

Trademarks for food oils

“Nour”, “Afia”, “Lisur”, “Sunni”, “Al -Marai”, “Mercy”, “Rafael Skado”, “Minister”, “Springla”, “Fortune”, “Coroli”, “Coco Organic”, “Alpha One”, “Rahaf”, “Home Mit”, “Al -Kozi”, “Al -Huda” “Super Horos”, “OK”, “Krisco”, “Hart Light”, “Sun Kung”, “Palm”, “Olin”, “Lulu”, “Carrefour”, “ADCOOB”, “Sun Flore”, “Arar”, “Hevins”, “Nature Schois”, “Fash”, “Nawar”, “Devin Duja”, “Jiva Orgnix”, “Dara”, “Ura Andalus”, “Bergus”, “Taiba”, “Our Country”, “Betti”, “Niyar”, “Tatitva”, “Hana Hanem”, “Abil”, “Aromatik”, “Issan”, “Abu Shaiba”, “Nabata”, “Maknoun”, “Jerusalem”, “Al -Jazeera”, “Al -Jazeera” And “Botta Live”, “RS”, “Pretoli”, “Olivias”.

Health benefits

There are many health benefits for cooking oils, as olive oil contains beneficial hearts and antioxidants that protect the body from diseases, and the “sunflower” oil is rich in omega -6 fatty acids, and also provides properties that reduce infections, in addition to that it is a good oil for heart health.

In turn, “canola” oil contains very few levels of saturated fats, which makes it one of the appropriate fats to maintain the health of the heart, while peanut oil is also a good oil for the health of the heart, while avocado oil contains monounsaturated healthy fats, which provides several benefits of health.

Excessive use of oils

Excessive use of frying oil can cause health damage, such as increasing the chances of heart disease and cancer, damage to the liver and kidneys, high blood sugar levels, and raising the risk of obesity, because it contains high levels of unhealthy fats.