Which is healthier: olive oil or butter?

Question

for cooking is it better to use organic virgin olive oil instead of butter..i was looking at the nutritional content of both and butter actually seemed to have lower fat and calories..so is olive oil really better?

Answer 1

Cold-pressed olive oil is best, but olive oil with sea salt is better for you.

Good fat is in olive oil such as polyunsaturated and monounsaturated fats.

Were the calories empty calories in the butter?

Answer 2

Olive oil is much better for you. It contains the good faty acids which help lower the fat and cholesterol stored in your body.

You want to stay away from butter as much as possilble. It does not contain the good fats.... that said margarine with hyrdogenated oils is the absolute worst! So when it comes to needing  butter in something I recommend a margarine made from expeller pressed non-hydrogenated oils, such as smart balance or smart balance light... also good sources of the good fats.

Answer 3

I think olive oil is healthier than butter. It has healthier fats, unlike butter.

Answer 4

Olive oil, because it is unsaturated fat. Butter is saturated fat and high in cholesterol. Olive oil has no cholesterol.

But there's nothing wrong with butter. Moderation is the key.

Answer 5

butter = bad fat

olive oil = good fat

Answer 6

Olive oil is better for your stomach.

Answer 7

GOOD FAT IS GOOD FOR US!  STOP WORRYING ABOUT FAT!  

The thing of it is that butter is not 100% saturated! It is only 50% saturated. My biggest beef (no pun intended) with butter is that it should not be heated and it's not easy to find raw butter. So I stick with olive oil and when I want to spread a buttery substance on bread, I use Earth Balance.

Answer 8

olive oil is 100% better than butter

Answer 9

the types of fat in each.   olive oil has fat that doesn't stick to your arteries like butter.

Answer 10

Olive oil may have more fat than butter but they're different kinds of fat. Olive oil have more essential fats that you need to live. Overall, olive oil if healthier for you.

Answer 11

Olive oil is a polyunsaturated fat which is better for you than butter (a saturated fat). Butter has a stronger flavor, so I usually use 1/2 olive oil and 1/2 butter for cooking.

Answer 12

Depends on the taste you want.

Answer 13

First, probably all  extra virgin olive oils are organic as most olive trees are very old and found in places where synthetic farming is not so prevalent. Also to be classified as extra virgin, the oil must have no chemical treatment

I probably use 70% olive oil in my cooking/food prep (30% butter and other oils. Butter mostly in pastry preps) Probably because I grew up on the stuff (my Mom is a true blue Spaniard who prefers Arbequina derived olive oil) and I find it more versatile than butter. In fact, using olive oil is not limited to cooking. It has some practical cosmetic uses as well  My wife rubbed olive oil on her tummy when she was preggo and it seemed to have prevented her from having pregnancy stretch marks

Health wise, olive oil does not have cholesterol. In fact it helps lower the levels of "bad" cholesterol" while helping increase the levels of "good" cholesterol.  Some proof of this can be seen in regions like the Middle East where there is high consumption of olive oil but relatively few incidences of heart and coronary diseases even with comparative meat consumption.