Why does Wendy's bags say 0 trans fat in cooking oil?!
very deceiving
Answers: while on the website many of their products have transfat?
very deceiving
the oil they deep fry in is trans-fat-free, however, some of the food they cook has trans fats in them.
The oil in which they cook is zero trans fat. That's what they advertise and that is not deceiving at all.
FDA regulations state that the label value should be zero if a fat is contained at less than 0.5 grams per serving. This allows for accuracy despite limitations in detection methods. Sometimes a product contains partially hydrogenated vegetable oil, but the Nutrition Facts label lists “0 grams trans fat”. This usually means that the partially hydrogenated vegetable oil used contains minor amounts of trans fat and/or is used in small amounts. One example is using partially hydrogenated oil in a seasoning. When an ingredient is used in very small amounts, you can tell because it appears toward the end of the ingredient statement. Just note that if you eat several servings from a package that declares “0 trans fat” and partially hydrogenated oil is included on the ingredient list, it is possible to exceed your daily limit of trans fats
Basically it is for advertising alot, cause it doesn't always mean it is healthy for you.
This web site explains alot of infor about trans fats. http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.j...
On their website they say they have switched to a non hydrogenated cooking oil but some of the food items came with trans fat in it from their suppliers....here is the news link