On 9/12/2011 4:38 PM, Ozgirl wrote:
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> "Robert Miles" > wrote in message
> .com...
>> On 8/31/2011 6:38 AM, Storrmmee wrote:
>>> and iirc any fat once heated to a certain temp becomes trans fats,
>>> like you
>>> think you are being good heating some OO to fry some vegetables in,
>>> and poof
>>> its now is trans or has trans fats, Lee
>>> "Julie > wrote in message
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>>>>> "Tiger > wrote in message
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>>>>>> On 8/30/2011 2:30 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
>>>>>>> Hershey's has some new milk chocolate Kisses that are filled with
>>>>>>> air
>>>>>>> in the
>>>>>>> middle. Well not quite. They whip the centers. We got a bag for next
>>>>>>> to
>>>>>>> combining a sale and using a coupon and a doubler. So much air is in
>>>>>>> there
>>>>>>> that 11 Kisses is a serving. 7 is a serving of the regular
>>>>>>> Kisses. At
>>>>>>> least 7 for a diabetic, meaning 15g of carb.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I find I *can* eat just one of these. Kisses are one of those things
>>>>>>> that I
>>>>>>> don't dislike. I actually kind of like them but not all that well,
>>>>>>> maybe
>>>>>>> because I have to unwrap them all and that's a pain.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> So I find if I want a taste of chocolate, I can eat one of these
>>>>>>> things.
>>>>>>> And I can stop with just one. And they don't mess with my GERD.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Julie, soon as i see 'whipped' i have to ask
>>>>>>
>>>>>> what are the trans-fat levels in these chocolates?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> kate
>>>>>
>>>>> Doesn't say, do you have to declare it in the US?
>>>>> http://www.hersheys.com/kisses/produ...r-delight.aspx
>>>>
>>>> I don't think we have to declare it. Some manufacturers will say "no
>>>> trans-fats" but it is a meaningless declaration because if it is
>>>> under a
>>>> certain amount per serving they can call it that.
>>
>> Correction - any polyunsaturated fat heated to a certain temperature
>> changes to about 50% or more trans-fats. Saturated fats do not,
>> because they do not have the type of links that can change to make
>> them trans-fats. I'm not sure about monounsaturated fats.
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> Its my belief that only happens with re-used oil not once off fresh oil.
I would expect it to happen more with re-used oil, since it has
been exposed to heat more than once, but still happen somewhat
the first time the oil is used.