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Do NITRO-TECH bars contain "trans-fat"



 
 
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Old November 3rd, 2003, 01:03 AM
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I just checked the label again and found :

" Fractionated Palm Kernel Oil"


Can anyone explain how meaningful that is?










In article , Sarah
Jane wrote:

In wrote:
In article , Daniel Witt
wrote:

what does the label say?


I neglected to mention that the label lists lots of polysyllabic
ingredients but no mention of the word "hydrogenated" which I
understand is a process which creates "trans-fat".


Yes.

Can "trans-fat" be found in any other form or can I assume there is
none in this product?


Are there any fractionated oils in it? I think those also contain trans-
fat.

Thanks,

Sy


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Old November 3rd, 2003, 01:19 AM
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"Daniel Witt" wrote in message .. .
what does the label say?

I thought that food manufacturers are not required to put the amount
of trans fats in the labels of their products. Wasn't there a great
deal of controversies over trans fats in Oreo cookies not long ago?
If I remember correctly, laws were made to require the listing of
trans fats but they will be active only a few years from now.
Incidentally, I looked at the labels of some packages of ramen noodles
and I found no mention of trans fats. But I am fairly certain that
they contain trans fats.
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wrote in message
...

I love NITRO-TECH bars because of their taste and protein content.

I am trying to figure out whether they contain any significant amounts
of "trans-fat".

Any comments will be appreciated.

Thanks,

Sy

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Old November 3rd, 2003, 02:40 AM
MJL
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Default Do NITRO-TECH bars contain "trans-fat"

On Sun, 02 Nov 2003 16:50:56 GMT, wrote:


I love NITRO-TECH bars because of their taste and protein content.

I am trying to figure out whether they contain any significant amounts
of "trans-fat".

Any comments will be appreciated.

Thanks,

Sy


Personally I like my fats fully stacked with hydrogen. If you're
going to oxidize you might as well do it right.


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Old November 3rd, 2003, 03:30 AM
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Ask yourself a better question. Is this bar the best thing that I can put
into my body? Answer probably not. It may be better than a snickers but is
it the best thing you can consume. Eat to live don't live to eat and more
important don't work to support your junk food bar company. That is what
this bar is, junk food in a different wrapper. Eat an Apple, it's cheaper
and all natural guaranteed.
wrote in message
...

I love NITRO-TECH bars because of their taste and protein content.

I am trying to figure out whether they contain any significant amounts
of "trans-fat".

Any comments will be appreciated.

Thanks,

Sy

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Old November 3rd, 2003, 07:00 AM
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I just checked the label again and found :

" Fractionated Palm Kernel Oil"

Can anyone explain how meaningful that is?


Fractionation is the isolation of a particular part of the oil. They use it
to increase or decrease the proportion of certain fatty acids in order to
alter the melting point and behavior of the oil and products made from it.
I'm not sure exactly how this affects the lipid profile, but it's a physical
process and does not produce trans fatty acids.


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Old November 3rd, 2003, 08:07 AM
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MJL wrote in message . ..
On Sun, 02 Nov 2003 16:50:56 GMT, wrote:


I love NITRO-TECH bars because of their taste and protein content.

I am trying to figure out whether they contain any significant amounts
of "trans-fat".

Any comments will be appreciated.

Thanks,

Sy


Personally I like my fats fully stacked with hydrogen. If you're
going to oxidize you might as well do it right.


Hmm, I hope you are joking. It is my understanding that trans fats
may be a cause for heart diseases.
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Old November 3rd, 2003, 09:05 AM
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"ElfHunter" wrote in message
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MJL wrote in message

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Personally I like my fats fully stacked with hydrogen. If you're
going to oxidize you might as well do it right.


Hmm, I hope you are joking. It is my understanding that trans fats
may be a cause for heart diseases.


Trans fats aren't fully stacked with hydrogen. That'd be saturated fat.


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Old November 3rd, 2003, 09:06 AM
Dr. Andrew. B. Chung, MD/PhD
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JC Der Koenig wrote:

"Daniel Witt" wrote in message
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what does the label say?

The label doesn't say anything, you actually have to read it.


In spite of your constant denigration of me, my flaccid advice and
supercilious "debate" style, I see you have a fine sense of humor. I
slapped each of my knees repeatedly while reading your clever quip and
for several moments thereafter.

Nevertheless, you have my pity.

(Insert gratuitously smarmy tag line here.)

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Old November 3rd, 2003, 10:51 AM
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I see your point. I eat lots of apples but they have no protein.

Regarding being "all natural", so are nightshade mushrooms and snake
venom and lots of other things that can hurt you.

The appeal to "all natural" is the biggest bunch of bunk in the modern
era.

Sy





In article , Pier-14
wrote:

Ask yourself a better question. Is this bar the best thing that I can put
into my body? Answer probably not. It may be better than a snickers but is
it the best thing you can consume. Eat to live don't live to eat and more
important don't work to support your junk food bar company. That is what
this bar is, junk food in a different wrapper. Eat an Apple, it's cheaper
and all natural guaranteed.
wrote in message
...

I love NITRO-TECH bars because of their taste and protein content.

I am trying to figure out whether they contain any significant amounts
of "trans-fat".

Any comments will be appreciated.

Thanks,

Sy

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Old November 3rd, 2003, 05:26 PM
Alf Christophersen
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On Mon, 03 Nov 2003 06:00:50 GMT, "Brandon Berg"
wrote:

I'm not sure exactly how this affects the lipid profile, but it's a physical
process and does not produce trans fatty acids.


Rather the opposite. Used in order to remove omega-3 acids and
transfats. The last one I agree about, but fractionating away the
omega-3 to increase shelf time I disagree about since it increases the
omega-6 to omega-3 ratio dramatically. If I remember correctly, soy
oil in US is fractionated to remove the omega-3 oils :-( (a main
reason why there is so little omega-3 in us diet)
 




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