Alternative Cooking Oils Are Taking Over Restaurant Kitchens

As consumers are becoming more vigilant about the quality of their cooking oil, some restaurants are switching to oils more beneficial to health.

Vegetable oil is key to cooking an infinite variety of food, whether fried chicken, roast vegetables, banana bread or popcorn. According to the US Department of Agriculture, about 20 percent of the American diet comes from the all-purpose oil. Tonny Anwar/Dreamstime/TNS

By Kat Odell From Bloomberg News

Over the past half-dozen years, one of America’s most dependable, all-purpose pantry staples has taken a severe hit to its reputation.