What is the clarified butter smoke point

Butter is life

Today’s discussion is about one of the most important features of ghee, which is the smoke point. Smoke point is actually a certain temperature where an oil or fat starts to produce bluish smoke and becomes clearly visible. Different fats have different smoke points. Clarified butter smoke point is 250 °C which is higher than olive oil or butter.

What is the ghee smoke point

If you love to cook on a high heat then you need to choose your cooking oil carefully. Ghee is basically the clarified form of butter which is free from milk solids. Butter has a smoke point of 150 °C and this is why butter is not safe for deep frying, grilling, baking or sauteing. You should use ghee in your cooking not only for it’s high smoke point, but also for its nutritional value -

1. Apart from clarified butter smoke, you can have numerous cooking advantages with ghee.
2. Grass-fed ghee adds vitamins and minerals to your diet so that you can stay energetic throughout the day.
3. Adding ghee in your diet will boost your immunity level, better your digestive system, help you in weight loss, increase bone density and much more.
4. The ghee smoke point is comparatively higher than several other cooking oils. Instead of using vegetable oils, which contain harmful trans fats, switch to ghee oil.

Always remember not all ghee are the same. Grass-fed ghee that has been made from organic cow’s milk always offers higher smoke points than regular ghee.