Assessing the knowledge of people towards cooking oils in Modinagar city (Ghaziabad) U.P.

There is a variety of cooking oils from plant and animal origin which are used in the various parts of India, depending upon the region and availability. For example, people in south and west prefer groundnut oil, coconut oil etc, while those in east and north use mustard/rapeseed oil. Hence, edible oils play a crucial role in cooking and thus it is important to choose them wisely for maintaining a good health. The choices and using the cooking oil is influenced by the attitude, knowledge and perception of people towards cooking oil. In the present study “Assessing the knowledge of people towards cooking oils in Modinagar (Ghaziabad) U.P.” an approach is made to collect information regarding people’s knowledge regarding cooking oils. For assessing the knowledge of people, a questionnaire cum interview method was administered on the total of number of 50 randomly selected female respondents between the age group of 20-60 yrs residing in Modinagar, Ghaziabad (UP). From the findings it can be said that people do not have adequate knowledge regarding the cooking oils, their usage, storing, purchasing etc.