The Joys of Ghee

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What is Ghee? Well it’s a nutty flavored rich clarified butter that originated in India. Made by simmering butter it pull out the water and the milk fat that results in a milky fat with a high smoke point.

But the joys of Ghee don’t just end with the idea of a richer flavor and a better cooking oil due to the smoke point. It actually has amazing health benefits.

Dairy fats though they have gone under recent and past scrutiny they actually have some great health benefits and their fatty acids could actually improve your health! Ghee is unique in the way the acid chains are not only arranged but also in the way that they are unsaturated. Meaning? It can be good for anti-inflammatory processes in the body.

In India they have been practicing the materia medica of Ayurveda. While western medicine may be anti fats, the practice of Ayurveda says that the milk used and the way it is processed (scary word I know) was actually dictates what use it would be most beneficial in. With over 4000 references to milk based products with ghee referenced 774 times in traditional Ayurveda text its safe to say that Ghee as well as other milk and dairy products were used for years and years, and sometimes we need to trust the ways of the past.

I am not saying you need to throw away the butter, avocado oil, coconut oil (actually I am throw coconut oil away), Olive oil, etc. But the addition of ghee into the diet might provide some additional health benefits to the body and mind. As well as adding a new tasty treat to your diet, and helping us connect to the roots to where we came.

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Source:

Kataria, D., & Singh, G. (2024). Health benefits of ghee: Review of Ayurveda and modern science perspectives. Journal of Ayurveda and integrative medicine, 15(1), 100819. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaim.2023.100819

Comments

  1. NatalieBMarch 29, 2026 at 7:50 PM

    I love that you pointed out the smoke point of ghee! A lot of people dont realize how detrimental it is to cook with a fat that can actually be cooked at a high temperature (i.e. people love to use olive oil even though it has a silly smoke point of 350, and they're DEFINITELY not cooking under 350 = burning the oil). I just wish ghee wasn't so pricey :'(

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