Generally speaking, trans fat foods contain cocoa butter substitute, vegetable butter, hydrogenated vegetable oil, partially hydrogenated vegetable oil, hydrogenated fat, refined vegetable oil, hydrogenated vegetable oil, hydrogenated palm oil, solid vegetable oil, ghee and other substances, all of which are relatively high in trans fat content.
Various fatty baked goods, such as cakes, biscuits and chocolate products, may contain more trans fats; In high-temperature fried foods, such as fried chicken and French fries, the content of trans fat is definitely not low. In addition, some additives labeled "margarine", "shortening" and "vegetable fat whipped cream" are the hardest hit areas of trans fats.
See through the "disguise" of trans fats
Although the naked eye may not know the true ingredients of food, a lot of information can be learned through the food ingredient list.
Generally speaking, products with the words "trans fat" on the package all contain trans fatty acids. In addition, we should be vigilant when we see the words "hydrogenation", "refining", "artificial" and "crisp".
It is worth noting that some foods, especially edible oils, have the words "0 trans fatty acids" on the outer packaging. Many consumers think that these foods do not contain trans fats, so they buy them directly.
But in fact, as long as each product contains 0 to 0.5 grams of trans fatty acids, it can be called 0 trans fat, which does not mean that this kind of food does not contain trans fat, but it still needs to be specifically distinguished through the ingredient list.
Therefore, when shopping in shopping malls, we should pay special attention to the ingredient list, try to choose foods that do not contain trans fat or have low trans fat content, and reduce the intake.