Re: Update on trans fats in Cheerios

June 21, 2005

> However, the flavoured ones did contain trans fats in the form of

hydrogenated soybean and cottonseed oil.

I've seen products with hydrogenated oils but reported to contain no

trans fats. It appears that having hydrogenated oils doesn't guarantee

presence of trans fats.

Roman

June 22, 2005

--- Roman <romeml@...> wrote:

> I've seen products with hydrogenated oils but reported to contain no

> trans fats. It appears that having hydrogenated oils doesn't guarantee

> presence of trans fats.

I believe hydrogenating PUFAs and MUFAs always produce trans fatty acids.

The reason they are not listed in the labels is twofold - (1) the FDA does not

mandate

the listing of trans fats. There is currently a ruling that would make it

mandatory to

list trans fats only after sometime in 2006.

(2) Rounding off and margin of error.

Manufacturers are allowed *upto* 20% margin of error, and are allowed to round

*down*.

It is likely that 1 serving of cheerios contains 0.4 gm of trans fats and the

manufacturer simply rounded it down.

And/or the 0.4 includes the 20% error margin.

Or, in this case, they simply did not list it, regardless of the quantity

because they

are not required to do so.

-Pratick

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June 22, 2005

Full hydrogenation creates saturated fats, so that's another

possibility. Trans fats are a byproduct of partial hydrogenation.

Anyway, it's too bad the flavored Cherrios have PHOs in them, since

they'd be such a great, heart-healthy food without it. :-/

Chris

On 6/22/05, Pratick Mukherjee <pratickmukherjee@...> wrote:

> --- Roman <romeml@...> wrote:

> > I've seen products with hydrogenated oils but reported to contain no

> > trans fats. It appears that having hydrogenated oils doesn't guarantee

> > presence of trans fats.

>

> I believe hydrogenating PUFAs and MUFAs always produce trans fatty acids.

>

> The reason they are not listed in the labels is twofold - (1) the FDA does

> not mandate

> the listing of trans fats. There is currently a ruling that would make it

> mandatory to

> list trans fats only after sometime in 2006.

>

> (2) Rounding off and margin of error.

> Manufacturers are allowed *upto* 20% margin of error, and are allowed to

> round *down*.

> It is likely that 1 serving of cheerios contains 0.4 gm of trans fats and

> the

> manufacturer simply rounded it down.

> And/or the 0.4 includes the 20% error margin.

>

> Or, in this case, they simply did not list it, regardless of the quantity

> because they

> are not required to do so.

>

> -Pratick

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June 22, 2005

>> Anyway, it's too bad the flavored Cherrios have PHOs in them, since

they'd be such a great, heart-healthy food without it. <<

ROFLMAO... it's possible I'm just way too easily amused right now,

but you made me laugh until tears ran down my face with this one.

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June 22, 2005

--- Masterjohn <chrismasterjohn@...> wrote:

> Full hydrogenation creates saturated fats, so that's another

> possibility. Trans fats are a byproduct of partial hydrogenation.

FWIW, the label said " partially hydrogenated soybean oil " .

I don't think I have ever seen a label say " Fully hydrogenated oil " .

That would create those nasty saturated fats, won't it - and we can't have that,

can we

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July 6, 2005

> > I've seen products with hydrogenated oils but reported to contain no

> > trans fats. It appears that having hydrogenated oils doesn't guarantee

> > presence of trans fats.

>

> I believe hydrogenating PUFAs and MUFAs always produce trans fatty

acids.

>

> The reason they are not listed in the labels is twofold - (1) the

FDA does not mandate

> the listing of trans fats. There is currently a ruling that would

make it mandatory to

> list trans fats only after sometime in 2006.

I think it was even in the news -- about some peanut butter product --

they announced that it didn't contain any trans fats. So, it had

nothing to do with labeling.

Roman

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