The six best healthy cooking sprays without the nasty additives
 

http://img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/t...6&q=60&o=f&l=fCooking sprays are endlessly convenient. They coat skillets and baking pans with a perfectly even, never-too-thick layer of oil?food doesn?t stick, but it doesn?t become overly greasy and soggy either. The issue with these marvelous sprays? There?s usually more than oil in that can. Here?s what else you?re likely to see on the label: Propellant The big problem ingredient with cooking sprays is ?propellant,? which, unless you?ve done some research, probably tells you **thing. In aerosol-style spray cans, a propellant is needed to force the cooking oil out of the pressurized can through the tiny spray **zzle. Typically, said propellant is a tiny amount of butane, isobutane, or propane?colorless, odorless gases derived from petroleum (you?ll find it in things like aerosol hairspray and dry shampoo, too). Some brands, especially organic ones, are **w switching over to compressed air or carbon dioxide propellants as a safer alternative (these typically say ?** hydrocarbons? on the label). Others are switching up canister designs to use air pressure to release the oil so that a propellant isn?t necessary. Dimemythlpolysiloxane This is a type of silicone used as an antifoaming agent in cooking spray. The EWG gives it a safe score of 1, but **tes there is limited data available. Soy Lecithin Soy lecithin is extracted from soybean oil and used as an emulsifier so that ingredients don?t separate. It?s also what makes **nstick cooking sprays **nstick. It?s good to k**w about for allergy reasons and because the overwhelming majority of soy is GMO. (Wondering if soy is good or bad for you? Here?s the science-backed answer.) (Like what you're reading? Sign up for our daily newsletter to get health insights, clever kitchen tricks, gardening secrets, and more?delivered straight to your inbox.) Luckily, there are **w a bunch of cooking sprays on the market with much simpler ingredients lists?and healthier oil choices that are made without GMO crops. Here?s a look at some of the best healthy, organic, and safe alternatives that don?t use the unsavory additives:

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