Trans fat ingredients

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froshman Posts: 441 Joined: 2003/07/12	2005/11/09, 04:33 PM I recently looked at a box of Pop Smart pop corn. The ingrediants listed palm oil, but an asterick next to it mentions that it adds a "trivial amount of trans fat." I always went by the rule if there is no hydrogenated oil (partial of fully) in it, then it's trans fat free. How can palm oil be listed as an ingrediant that adds trans fat. Now I'm worried about everything else I eat.

sivysivy Posts: 391 Joined: 2005/02/11	2005/11/09, 04:48 PM I think trans fats can be naturally occurring. Hydrogenated fats are substances whose natural makeup have been chemically altered.
dendys Posts: 139 Joined: 2005/10/24	2005/11/09, 05:13 PM Trans fat in degenrated fatty acids have been showen to be used as decoys and act as poisons in the body. They also cause you to eat 6 times more then usual which leads to obesity.
raulduke Posts: 49 Joined: 2005/05/20	2005/11/10, 11:36 AM As I understand it, different oils hydrogenate at different temperatures. So palm oil may hydrogenate at a lower temperature than it takes the popcorn to pop. Also, you can use an oil as a salad dressing with no problem, but if you cook with it, it may hydrogenate (ex. extra virgin olive oil vs. non-virgin). But I may be confused. I don't eat popcorn. Rather peanuts or corn chips. -------------- Storm-Trooper, Storm-Trooper back up from my door, Ive got my blaster set, Im ready to start a minor war... Res ipsa loquitur
froshman Posts: 441 Joined: 2003/07/12	2005/11/21, 12:34 AM Yeah, I thought hydrogenated oils were chemically altered as trans fats are man-made and unnatural. How is oil hydrogenated? I want to make sure I'm not eating these fats.
btsgirl Posts: 6 Joined: 2005/11/22	2005/11/22, 11:03 AM Oil is hydrogenated when the hydrogen atoms are moved from one side the other of the fatty acid in the oil. This is why is has the name "trans" meaning "on the other side of".
froshman Posts: 441 Joined: 2003/07/12	2005/11/22, 05:42 PM How is this atom transportation accomplished. Chemically? Or by cooking at high heats?
btsgirl Posts: 6 Joined: 2005/11/22	2005/11/22, 07:30 PM Hydrogen gas is added to unsaturated plant oils in extreme heat and pressure in an agitator.