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Medical Forum / General / Nutrition / December 2007Partially Hydrogenated Oils but "0" Trans Fats?
I just bought a product on the net that I didn't know had hydrogenated oils until I bought it and saw the label. It's Senseo Barista Blends and it has a coffee creamer in it with partially hydrogenated soybean and coconut oils. I'm trying to avoid these, but what has me confused is that the label says "0" trans fats. I'm not sure if it has them and it's below the 1% where it can be called "0" percent, or it doesn't. It has a total of 2.5% fats, and 2% saturated fats. In NY where trans fats are banned in food service, .05% or less is allowable. Is this OK because it says "0" trans fats, or does it still present a problem if consumed daily? It sure tastes good though ;-). Thanks! > I just bought a product on the net that I didn't know had hydrogenated > oils until I bought it and saw the label. It's Senseo Barista Blends [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > it's below the 1% where it can be called "0" percent, or it doesn't. > It has a total of 2.5% fats, and 2% saturated fats. I believe that there's an exemption below a certain level, like a gram or half a gram or so, which allows the manufacturer to claim zero. Because the "serving size" for a creamer (presumably as an additive to coffee) is so small, it would be easy to meet such a limit. > I just bought a product on the net that I didn't know had hydrogenated > oils until I bought it and saw the label. It's Senseo Barista Blends [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > it's below the 1% where it can be called "0" percent, or it doesn't. > It has a total of 2.5% fats, and 2% saturated fats. > In NY where trans fats are banned in food service, .05% or less is > allowable. Is this OK because it says "0" trans fats, or does it still > present a problem if consumed daily? It sure tastes good though ;-). Trans fats are metabolized at a slower rate than other fats but the quantity involved is small in the creamer. Total saturated fat intake is also low from the creamer because of the low quantity used. It's probably a good idea to avoid foods that contain hydrogenated fats because of the higher saturated fat content even if the trans fat content is low. -- Ron <snip> > It's probably a good idea to avoid foods that contain hydrogenated > fats because of the higher saturated fat content even if the trans fat > content is low. > > -- > Ron I agree. Further, hydrogenated soy oil whether fully or partially hydrogenated will contain contain an anti-vitamin to phylloquinone. And given much of the population only gets this vitamin K in tiny amounts, the anti-vitamin that result from hydrogenation likely does some damage to both cardiovascular health and bone health. |
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