| abstract |
The present invention includes a food oil composition comprising a blend of a first oil comprising an LC PUFA and a second oil comprising substantially no LC PUFA. The first oil can preferably comprise an omega-3 LC PUFA, an omega-6 LC PUFA or mixtures thereof. The present invention also provides methods of food preparation, more particularly, methods for skillet-frying, deep-frying, methods for preparing edible lipid-containing food sauces, methods for preparing extruded food products, and methods for enhancing the LC PUFA content of a food product, particularly previously cooked food products, and food products prepared in accordance with such methods. Such compositions and methods are useful, for example, for increasing intake of LC PUFAs. |