Vanaspati Ghee Vs Desi Ghee: Which Ghee is Better?

Everyone, particularly middle-class people go through this dilemma of choosing a right ghee for kitchen. We’re always looking for a product which is pocket friendly as well as good for their family members.

Vanaspati ghee is widely available in the market and is cheaper in price. It looks creamy in texture and resembles cow ghee in appearance.

But before you choose any ghee for your home, it is essential for you to know the difference between the Vanaspati or dalda ghee and Desi Ghee and also the health benefits of any cooking oil among the two, you choose to use for your family. Let us first understand, what is Vanaspati Ghee and Desi Ghee?

What is Vanaspati Ghee or Dalda Ghee?

Vanaspati ghee is a hydrogenated vegetable oil that is also known as vegetable ghee or Dalda. It is produced by hydrogenating vegetable oils such as soybean oil or palm oil.

This process transforms the liquid oil into a semi-solid form, and make it resemble like ghee. Vanaspati ghee is often used as a cheaper substitute for ghee and butter. It is much cheaper than desi ghee. Vanaspati contains trans fats. Which is not good for our health.

The hydrogenation process uses nickel as a catalyst in reactors at low to medium pressure (3-10 bar). During the hydrogenation process, alkenes or alkynes containing carbon-carbon multiple bonds react with hydrogen molecules to form saturated hydrocarbons.

Dalda Vanaspati 1L Pouch contains palm oil, palmolein sesame oil, vitamin A & vitamin D, and hydrogenated vegetable fats.

Vanaspati Ghee Vs Desi Ghee: Nutritional Facts    

	Vanaspati Ghee	Desi Ghee
CALORIES	884	123
CARBS	0 g	Trace amount
DIETARY FIBRE	0 g	0 g
SUGAR	0 g	0 g
FAT	100 g	14 g
SATURATED	63 g	9 g
POLYUNSATURATED	0 g	0.5 g
MONOUNSATURATED	0 g	4 g
TRANS	5 g	No Trans Fat
PROTEIN	0 g	Trace Amount
SODIUM	0 mg	0.3 mg
POTASSIUM	0 mg	0.6 mg
CHOLESTEROL	300 g	33 mg
VITAMIN A	5%	13%
VITAMIN C	0%	0%
VITAMIN E	0%	13%
CALCIUM	0%	0.5 mg
IRON	0%	Trace Amount

Percentages are based on a diet of 2000 calories a day.

Health Benefits of Vanaspati Ghee ( Dalda Ghee )

As we can see in the nutrition chart above that vanaspati ghee has high content of trans fats that is neither healthy nor safe. Trans fatty acids increases low-density lipoproteins (LDL) and decreases the concentration of high-density lipoproteins, which means,

It increases the bad cholesterol and decreases the good cholesterol in your body. This increases the chance of heart attacks, other heart problems, diabetes, and cancer.

What is Desi Ghee?

Pure cow ghee is made from the milk of purebred Indian cows that are grass fed. The pure and unadulterated cow ghee is made via a traditional process of churning butter milk. It is also called clarified butter. 

Health Benefits of Desi Ghee

A2 Desi Ghee helps in :-

• Helps In Digestion
• Good For Heart
• Improves Skin Glow
• Lubricate Joints
• Strengthens Immunity
• Has Antiaging Properties
• Improves Brain Health
• Maintains Healthy Vision.

Difference Between Vanaspati Ghee Vs Desi Ghee

The Main Difference Between Vanaspati Ghee and Desi Ghee is Vanaspati Ghee has dalda, hydrogenated refined oil. It is a trans fat and desi ghee contain good saturated fats.

Vanaspati Ghee	Desi Ghee
It is made through hydrogenation. In this process, vegetable oils are hardened under the optimum temperature and pressure.	It is naturally made from Indian purebred cow via bilona process, enhancing the purity of ghee.
It contains trans-fat which is very harmful for health, especially for heart.	It contains saturated fats, which are good for health, if this ghee is added in diet in moderation.
Vanaspati ghee does not contain any healthy nutrients.	Pure ghee contains Vitamins A, E, D, K and lots of health friendly acids and CLA` for maintaining a healthy body.
Vanaspati ghee offers a smoke point of 200` C.	Pure cow desi ghee has higher smoke point, which is almost 250`C.
There are no proven cases where vanaspati ghee helps regulate colon management. It does not have butyrate.	Pure cow desi ghee helps regulate colon management. It contains butyrate, which helps in getting freedom from stress and irritation of constipation or recurring problem of life style diseases like irritable bowel symptom (IBS).
Vanaspati ghee offers no weight loss advantages.	Pure cow desi ghee is a great option for the weight watchers and fitness enthusiasts, as it helps in reducing weight.
Vanaspati ghee is lower in price.	Desi ghee is higher in price.
It is vegetable oil product	It is an animal product.
It is not safe for high temperatures	It is safe for higher temperatures.
It does not have any health benefits	Cow ghee is called dairy elixir, as it has plenty of health benefits.

Also, Read – Best Pure A2 Cow Bilona Ghee

Conclusion

Remember friends, pure cow desi ghee is boon to us as it is packed with many health benefits. If taken in moderation can pump up the overall nutrition of your food.

It is very natural if you want to consume ghee that is natural and nourishing, the price will be higher than vanaspati ghee, which has no health benefits.From improving lubrication between bones to adding healthy fats to your diet, pure ghee has formed a very special place in Indian household.

On the other hand, vanaspati ghee is very high in trans-fat leading to heart attacks or heart related problems.So, it is suggested to totally avoid vanaspati and margarine. Made using pure cow milk, hand churned with love, pure Shahji cow ghee will help kick start your healthy life style.