hydrogenated vegetable fat query

What it means is that the product has the ingredient. What does it
"mean" when a recipe calls for 1/2 c of sugar?

Should hydrogenated, partially hydrogenated be avoided? Yes!

Is it ok if it just lists soybean oil (no PH), well how much soybean oil
do you regularly use? How much high fructose corn syrup and artificial
colors and flavors do you have in your pantry? How much modified food
starch do you add to your home made cookies?

Depends on who you ask. If youre low carb, then Im guessing whatever is
in that package is a no-no no matter what the ingredients. If you ask me
then just the fact that its in a package is suspect.

Finally all the [censored] out there for you to stuff in your piehole is
desigend to kill you so slowly you dont even notice. So "safer" is an
odd question. You take far more "risk" stepping outside your door or,
god forbid, driving a car than you do eating a donut fried in partially
hydrogenated genetically modified soy product.

Tell you what. Go to the local market and pick yourself up some nice
apples, pears, bananas, cherry tomatos, oranges, peppers, onions,
potatos and all manner of stuff with no ingredient labels at all. Then
you dont have to worry about it.

k

DW said:

Hi,
Newbie here. I have a query re 'hydrogenated' vegetable fat or oil.
If I buy a product which has listed in the ingredients 'hydrogenated'
vegetable fat/oil or 'partially hydrogenated' vegetable fat/oil - what
exactly does this mean and should they be avoided as has now been
suggested by some experts? If the ingredients list shows only
vegetable fat or oil without these other words in front, then is it
better/safer for you? Experts here - educate me please! ;-)
Thanks
Dee

DW, read here:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trans_fat

Yibbels said:

DW, read here:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trans_fat

man thanks for a very interesting link!
dee

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Quoted message said:

Hi,
Newbie here. I have a query re 'hydrogenated' vegetable fat or oil.
If I buy a product which has listed in the ingredients 'hydrogenated'
vegetable fat/oil or 'partially hydrogenated' vegetable fat/oil - what
exactly does this mean and should they be avoided as has now been
suggested by some experts? If the ingredients list shows only
vegetable fat or oil without these other words in front, then is it
better/safer for you? Experts here - educate me please! ;-)
Thanks
Dee

I avoid all vegetable oil/shortening and use olive, coconut, peanut and
sesame oil, or raw butter instead (depending on what I am needing the
oil/fat for).

http://www.westonaprice.org/knowyourfats/index.html

René