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Old December 15th, 2003, 06:35 PM
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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?

Any comments will be appreciated.

Thanks,

Sy

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Old December 15th, 2003, 07:55 PM
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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.

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Old December 16th, 2003, 06:53 AM
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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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