I've noticed this is an ingredient in some snack bars. I did a quick search and found that it differs from regular palm oil in that it's chemically extracted from the palm pit using a "hydrocarbon solvent." So, does this make it a form of trans fat, or something equally bad?
FYI, the brand that most regularly seems to contain this was Carb Solutions. I compared the ingredients of a Carb Solutions bar against an Atkins bar and found that the latter seems to use regular olive oil where the former substitutes this "fractionated" stuff. Maybe because it's cheaper?
You know, the more I look into it, the more it seems like the marketing that goes into the low-carb snack industry is ripe for some old-fashioned investigative journalism.
I believe I have read from www.bantransfats.com that fractionation does not produce trans fats, i.e. there is no or little trans fat in the product you are consuming if it contains such an oil.
-Chad
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I've noticed this is an ingredient in some snack bars. I did a quick search and found that it differs from regular palm oil in that it's chemically extracted from the palm pit using a "hydrocarbon solvent." So, does this make it a form of trans fat, or something equally bad?
FYI, the brand that most regularly seems to contain this was Carb Solutions. I compared the ingredients of a Carb Solutions bar against an Atkins bar and found that the latter seems to use regular olive oil where the former substitutes this "fractionated" stuff. Maybe because it's cheaper?
You know, the more I look into it, the more it seems like the marketing that goes into the low-carb snack industry is ripe for some old-fashioned investigative journalism.
I believe I have read from www.bantransfats.com that fractionation does not produce trans fats, i.e. there is no or little trans fat in the product you are consuming if it contains such an oil.
"Chad C." <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:<[email hidden]>...
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I believe I have read from www.bantransfats.com that fractionation does not produce trans fats, i.e. there is no or little trans fat in the product you are consuming if it contains such an oil.
You are correct. What fractionation does is select for certain fatty acids. Thing is, you don't know which, but I'd assume that they are doing it to promote health, so removing something like stearic acid (a bad natural fatty acid) and leaving more palmitic (a much better fatty acid) would be good.
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I've noticed this is an ingredient in some snack bars. I did a quick search and found that it differs from regular palm oil in that it's chemically extracted from the palm pit using a "hydrocarbon solvent." So, does this make it a form of trans fat, or something equally bad?
FYI, the brand that most regularly seems to contain this was Carb Solutions. I compared the ingredients of a Carb Solutions bar against an Atkins bar and found that the latter seems to use regular olive oil where the former substitutes this "fractionated" stuff. Maybe because it's cheaper?
You know, the more I look into it, the more it seems like the marketing that goes into the low-carb snack industry is ripe for some old-fashioned investigative journalism.
A bribe that comes in the form of regular payments.
Sorry, couldn't resist.
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