Jump to content
IndiaDivine.org

margarine and trans fats

Rate this topic


Guest guest

Recommended Posts

-

" Mindy Behymer " <mindy

" getting well "

Friday, January 04, 2002 4:17 AM

margarine and trans fats

 

 

> Hey all,

> I could have sworn that I read somewhere that margarine usually

> contains trans fatty acids. But today I saw an advertisement for

> squeeze Parkay margarine aimed at kids (colored blue and pink, how

> sweet...NOT!) and it said that it contains no trans fat. How can this

> be?

 

Hi Mindy,

 

They put in emulsifiers (made from both di and monoglycerides) which are not

full triglycerides. Normally naturally

occuring fat / oil is a combination of a glycerol molecule and three fatty acids

hooked together to look like a tuning

folk. However by chemistry you can chop off one or two of the fatty acid

molecules and the resultant molecule is not

considered in the fat content.

 

Look for E 471 or E 472.

http://www.eat-online.net/english/education/food_additives/emulsifiers.htm

========================

Good Health & Long Life,

Greg Watson, http://optimalhealth.cia.com.au gowatson

USDA database (food breakdown) http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/foodcomp/

PubMed (research papers) http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi

DWIDP (nutrient analysis) http://www.walford.com/dwdemo/dw2b63demo.exe

Patch file for above http://www.walford.com/download/dwidp67u.exe

KIM (omega analysis) http://ods.od.nih.gov/eicosanoids/KIM_Install.exe

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Ummm.... not quite on point.

 

The emulsifiers bit is correct. It doesn't relate to the trans fats.

 

No trans fats means not hydrogenated. This margarine is made by

emulsifying vegetable oils and a bit of water or other liquid so that

it is hard, rather than by hydrogenating the vegetable oils so they

are hard.

 

Andy

 

Gettingwell, " Greg Watson " <gowatson@s...> wrote:

> -

> " Mindy Behymer " <mindy@l...>

> " getting well " <Gettingwell>

> Friday, January 04, 2002 4:17 AM

> margarine and trans fats

>

>

> > Hey all,

> > I could have sworn that I read somewhere that margarine usually

> > contains trans fatty acids. But today I saw an advertisement for

> > squeeze Parkay margarine aimed at kids (colored blue and pink, how

> > sweet...NOT!) and it said that it contains no trans fat. How can

this

> > be?

>

> Hi Mindy,

>

> They put in emulsifiers (made from both di and monoglycerides)

which are not full triglycerides. Normally naturally

> occuring fat / oil is a combination of a glycerol molecule and

three fatty acids hooked together to look like a tuning

> folk. However by chemistry you can chop off one or two of the

fatty acid molecules and the resultant molecule is not

> considered in the fat content.

>

> Look for E 471 or E 472.

> http://www.eat-

online.net/english/education/food_additives/emulsifiers.htm

> ========================

> Good Health & Long Life,

> Greg Watson, http://optimalhealth.cia.com.au gowatson@s...

> USDA database (food breakdown)

http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/foodcomp/

> PubMed (research papers)

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi

> DWIDP (nutrient analysis)

http://www.walford.com/dwdemo/dw2b63demo.exe

> Patch file for above

http://www.walford.com/download/dwidp67u.exe

> KIM (omega analysis)

http://ods.od.nih.gov/eicosanoids/KIM_Install.exe

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Join the conversation

You are posting as a guest. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.

Guest
Reply to this topic...

×   Pasted as rich text.   Paste as plain text instead

  Only 75 emoji are allowed.

×   Your link has been automatically embedded.   Display as a link instead

×   Your previous content has been restored.   Clear editor

×   You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL.

Loading...
×
×
  • Create New...