Steve Pope wrote:

> > wrote:
>
> >On 22 Dec 2006 10:53:16 -0800, "Cryambers" > wrote:
>
> > > FYI, the trans fat-free Crisco is not really trans fat-free.
> > > Because of the way the regulations are written, it has a
> > > negligible amount per serving and that can be rounded to zero.
> > > The ingredients list, however, includes partially hydrogenated
> > > cottonseed and soybean oils.
>
> Thanks for this info. Guess I won't be trying it out after
> all.

Considering the quality of the information, I wouldn't be hasty.

> > If it has anything hydrogenated, it's NOT free of transfat. That
> > process is precisely what is causing all the artery clogging. If
> > they advertise it as transfat free, thats false advertising.
>
> If it's PARTIALLY hydrogenated is has trans-fat; if it's
> completely hydrogenated (i.e. saturated) then there is no
> trans-fat.
>
> But I do not know if "hydrogenated" on a lable might mean partially
> hydrogenated in some cases.

Read for yourself:


<http://crisco.com/about/prod_info.asp?groupID=17&catId=63&FlavorId=344>


Brian


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