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Ana
11-07-2007, 07:27 PM
This is the second time I've seen a product advertising Zero transfats on the front and when you read the ingredients it lists hydrogenated oil as the second or third item. Am I missing something here?
smuggie
11-07-2007, 07:33 PM
I'm not sure of the details, but I don't think all hydrogenated oils contain trans fats.
Ana
11-07-2007, 07:34 PM
I'm not sure of the details, but I don't think all hydrogenated oils contain trans fats.
Wow I had no idea. I'm going to do some research :lol:
smuggie
11-07-2007, 07:36 PM
Good! Now we won't have to listen to you bitch about being bored. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v614/montagnu/smiles%20and%20laughter%20smilies/whitelol.gif
Ana
11-07-2007, 07:42 PM
I wasn't bitching, I ws just asking for ideas. I thought it may be useful for others that eat out of boredom :ecw:
smuggie
11-07-2007, 07:43 PM
Bitch, please. You were bitching. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v614/montagnu/smiles%20and%20laughter%20smilies/bahaha.gif
Lingerie Lady
11-07-2007, 07:45 PM
Plus, I think it can have something like 0.5 gram of hydrogenated fat, and claim no trans fats; or maybe it's 0.5% of calories and still claim it.
Ana
11-07-2007, 07:47 PM
Plus, I think it can have something like 0.5 gram of hydrogenated fat, and claim no trans fats; or maybe it's 0.5% of calories and still claim it.

You're right .5g. I just stay away from all hydrogenated oil
Ruthie
11-07-2007, 08:32 PM
I think the laws for labels are looser than what we think

to me -from what I"ve heard -anything hydrogenated is like plastic to your body and very bad for your circulatory system

if you find out please post info ........
strongchick
11-07-2007, 09:24 PM
It can be hydrogenated and not transfat.

But it can be transfat < 0.5 and put 0 transfat on the label as well.
Ana
11-07-2007, 09:27 PM
It can be hydrogenated and not transfat.

But it can be transfat < 0.5 and put 0 transfat on the label as well.

I'm obviously confused by hydrogenated and transfat I thought if it ws hydrogenated it would automaticaly become transfat. I ws wrong
Cindy Day
11-07-2007, 09:52 PM
Good post! I was confused on that as well.

I tried to green you. :sadface:
Erik
11-07-2007, 10:02 PM
Partially would imply there is even less chance of there being trans fats. During the process, some fo the fats will remain unsaturated. (some trans /some cis)

You can hydrogenate a fat and produce little to no trans, or you can produce a lot of trans fats.

Partially hydrogenating, is partially doing it.
Espi
11-08-2007, 12:37 PM
Procedures have changed over time so that there's a lot less transfats being produced nowadays when oils are hydrogenated.

But why eat crappy quality foods?
homeschoolmom
11-08-2007, 01:01 PM
But why eat crappy quality foods?

Good point. I can't think of a single food that contains hydrogenated oils that I would consider good for you. I wonder if there are any? Does hydrogenation automatically imply that that the food is bad for you? For some reason, it sticks out in my mind that hydrogenated oils cause like little holes or something in your veins and arteries that the body then tries to patch up causing that plaque build up. Is that correct?
Espi
11-08-2007, 03:18 PM
Trans fats do.

I'm just focusing on good foods nowadays, and when I *do* indulge, I generally don't pay much attention to whether or not the food has transfats once I've decided what I want most of all.
However, given that I pay attention to quality as I don't allow myself as much caloric room as in the past, this automatically eliminated low-quality foods that contain trans fats or hydrogenated oils.

Problem solved and my wallet isn't even suffering all that much :)
strongchick
11-09-2007, 04:41 PM
Partially would imply there is even less chance of there being trans fats. During the process, some fo the fats will remain unsaturated. (some trans /some cis)

You can hydrogenate a fat and produce little to no trans, or you can produce a lot of trans fats.

Partially hydrogenating, is partially doing it.

Exactly.

Hydrogenating just means taking away some hydrogen atoms from the moleculr. When you do this, carbons are double bonded, and the remaining hydrogens are either in the 'cis' or 'trans' formation. Cis means they are next to each other, trans across. The difference affects the folding and stability of the molecule.

Some compounds are naturally trans. Some are naturally cis.

They make trans fats chemically by removing the hydrogens and forcing it into a trans state.

BUT, you can hydrogenate a compound and not have it go into that state. Hence, just because it says it contains hydrogenated fats, that does not mean that hydrogenation is trans.