Trans fats

This form of unsaturated fat, also known as trans-unsaturated fatty acids or trans fatty acids, became a standard everyday food item in the 1950s, with the emergence of fast food restaurants.

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For years people have been told to cut fats out of their diets to see a healthy change. However, that probably harmed more than it helped as they probably cut out the good fats as well as the bad fats. So, what is the difference between the kinds of fats found in our food?

So many reasons to avoid them...

Hydrogenation turns vegetable oil into a solid; both partially and fully hydrogenated products carry negative health consequences. Consumption should be limited.

Many of us have heard a lot about trans fats; some of us even know that they are unhealthy. But do you know why? Well, transfat is used in many food items to improve the texture, increase the shelf life and bring flavour – especially to the fried food items. Trans fats are formed during hydrogenation (a process in which hydrogen is added to vegetable oil). This will increase the shelf life of the oil and the products made with it.