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How to Spot Hidden Fat in Food?
If you really want to know if your fat-free food contains fat, look beyond the Nutrition Facts Label to the list of ingredients. This is where you’ll find the real skinny on fat. Look for any of the following words:
Partially hydrogenated vegetable oil
Shortening
Milk solids
Cream
Palm oil
Coconut oil
Palm kernel oil
…any other kind of oil
Many of the oils on this list are saturated fats. Those are the fats that raise blood cholesterol and when consumed in significant amounts can increase your risk of heart disease. But the most dangerous oils are those listed as “partially hydrogenated.”
Partially hydrogenated oils are liquid fats that have been modified to remain solid at room temperature. The process causes them to contain trans-fatty acids, or trans fat. Trans fats raise cholesterol higher than saturated fat and can have a significant impact on your health. If you see the words “partially hydrogenated” on the label, then the food contains trans fat even if it says “trans fat-free” on the label.
Partially hydrogenated vegetable oil
Shortening
Milk solids
Cream
Palm oil
Coconut oil
Palm kernel oil
…any other kind of oil
Many of the oils on this list are saturated fats. Those are the fats that raise blood cholesterol and when consumed in significant amounts can increase your risk of heart disease. But the most dangerous oils are those listed as “partially hydrogenated.”
Partially hydrogenated oils are liquid fats that have been modified to remain solid at room temperature. The process causes them to contain trans-fatty acids, or trans fat. Trans fats raise cholesterol higher than saturated fat and can have a significant impact on your health. If you see the words “partially hydrogenated” on the label, then the food contains trans fat even if it says “trans fat-free” on the label.
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