Why does the FDA allow hydrogenation in foods when companies are advertising no trans fat?

Fat Shark asked:


I have seen several products with 0 grams of trans fat on the package. I turn it around to the ingredients and it contains partially hydrogenated oils, which is the same as trans fat.

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One Response to “Why does the FDA allow hydrogenation in foods when companies are advertising no trans fat?”

  1. derekbradley4000 on May 26th, 2010 at 7:57 pm

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    Hydrogenation of fats removes or reduces both ‘trans’ and ‘cis’ fatty acids by replacing double bonds (the cause of the trans and cis conformation) with H atoms – single bonds result

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