Trans fats, also known as trans fatty acids or trans fatty acids. It is an unsaturated fatty acid. Mainly from partially hydrogenated vegetable oil. Trans fats are not good for your health, nor are they the nutrients you need. Eating trans fats will increase the risk of coronary heart disease. Trans fats are strictly controlled in a few countries, while more countries require food producers to indicate whether their products contain trans fats, and there are also many lawsuits (mainly against fast food restaurants) caused by trans fats. Many food companies have voluntarily stopped using trans fats in their products or increased their product lines without trans fats.

Trans fats consumed by human beings mainly come from partially hydrogenated vegetable oils. Compared with untreated vegetable oil, artificial trans fat has the advantages of high temperature resistance, long shelf life and crisp taste, so it is widely used to make fried foods such as snacks, biscuits, bread, cakes, French fries and doughnuts. ?

Trans fat is classified as unsaturated fat, so it is regarded as a healthier substitute for saturated fat until it is found to be harmful to health, especially because the widely publicized concept of healthy eating encourages the use of trans fat. Therefore, many fast food chain stores have changed from the original oil containing saturated fatty acids to trans fats.

Nowadays, artificial trans fat is considered to be more unhealthy than saturated fat, so it is strictly regulated in a few countries, while more countries require food manufacturers to indicate whether trans fat is contained in their products, and there are also many legal proceedings caused by trans fat (mainly for fast food restaurants). Many food companies have voluntarily stopped using trans fats in their products or increased their product lines without trans fats.