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Tuesday, January 27, 2015

What is interesterification and why is it bad?

Simple.. stay away from heavily processed boxed foods and take out. Always eat from trusted organic companies

"Interesterified fat is a type of oil where the fatty acids have been moved from one triglyceride molecule to another. This is generally done to modify the melting point, slow rancidification and create an oil more suitable for deep frying or making margarine with good taste and low saturated fat content. It is not the same as partial hydrogenation which produces trans fatty acids, but interesterified fats used in the food industry can come from hydrogenated fat, for simplicity and economic reasons."

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More Info..

  1. Enzymatic interesterification
  2. Interesterified Fat -- Is it Worse Than Trans Fat?
  3. Interesterification - The Dangerous Replacement for Trans Fats