How is it possible that Crisco shortening has "no trans fats" (as stated on its label)?!
How is it possible that Crisco shortening has "no trans fats" (as stated on its label)?
I thought that by definition, vegetable oil that is solid at room temperature--any hydrogenated vegetable oil in other words--contained trans fats. The ingredients as listed on the label include fully hydrogenated cottonseed oil and partially hydrogenated cottonseed and soybean oil. Those aren't trans fats? Please help me out--I need to know what to look for when I'm reading labels (I thought I did know, but apparently not). Thanks in advance!
Answers:
In January 2007, faced with the prospect of an outright ban on the sale of their product, Crisco was reformulated to meet the US FDA definition of "zero grams trans fats per serving" (that is less than one gram per tablespoon) by boosting the saturation and then cutting the resulting solid with oils.