Trans-Fat in food products
 

If I look at a food label and it says "0% saturated fat" does that
mean that there is 0% trans-fat in that product?

Any comments will be appreciated.

Thanks,

Sy

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Trans-Fat in food products
 

Trans-Fat in food products
 

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If I look at a food label and it says "0% saturated fat" does that
mean that there is 0% trans-fat in that product?

No, because to be a "trans" species it must have a specific (linear)
arrangement of substituents around a double bond, i.e. it must be
unsaturated.

Elmer

Trans-Fat in food products
 

On Mon, 15 Dec 2003 18:42:12 GMT, "Belphoebe" wrote:

wrote:
If I look at a food label and it says "0% saturated fat" does that
mean that there is 0% trans-fat in that product?

Any comments will be appreciated.

No--you will not be able to discern the % of trans fats from the labels
until the new FDA labelling requirements go into effect (in, I think, 2005).

To determine whether a food has trans fats, look for hydrogenated or
partially hydrogenated vegetable oils or vegetable shortening in the
ingredient list. (These are counted as part of the %age of unsat fats).


Better still, eat food, not food "products". :^)

Cynthia
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Trans-Fat in food products
 

wrote:
If I look at a food label and it says "0% saturated fat" does that
mean that there is 0% trans-fat in that product?

Any comments will be appreciated.

Thanks,

Sy


Some of the following have information about the trans-fat labeling
issue (thanks to Matti Narkia and Patrick Blanchard):

http://www.sonoscore.com/index.php?a...ype=post&id=30

http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/reviews/transfats.html

http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/fats.html