Trans Fat in Food
By Yolanda Smith, BPharm
Trans fat is a type of unsaturated fat that can be produced when unsaturated fats, like those found in vegetable oils, are processed to resemble the physical properties of saturated fats, like butter.
The most common example of a food product with trans fat is margarine, which is created from vegetable oil through a chemical hydrogenation reaction. There are trans fats present in many food products, however, and they are also commonly used in the cooking processes of many food chains.
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