Ghee is 100% butterfat… golden, flavorful, nutrient-rich butterfat. Butter contains primarily butterfat, but also milk proteins and water. To create ghee, butter is simmered to separate the oil from the other components, which are strained off.
Ghee provides Vitamin K
Ghee is a source of butyric acid
Ghee is a good (!) source of cholesterol
Cow ghee is a rich natural source of CLA, whereas, vegetable oils lack this particular fatty acid.
A spoon of ghee full of health: 'Poses no danger to cardiac health' and could protect us from cancer.
Most vegetable oils contain high amount of unsaturated fatty acid as well as linoleic acid - which is considered pro-carcinogenic as it forms free radicals known to damage DNA.