2024 Author: Jasmine Walkman | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-16 08:29
In the dairy and local products that are offered in stores in our country there is a certain amount of trans fats. It is not large and is mainly associated with the chemical process of hydrogenation or hydrogenation, during which vegetable fats are converted into semi-solid oils. Hydrogenation increases the durability of fats and gives a creamy appearance to foods.
According to the Food Safety Authority of Europe, trans fats are more harmful to the heart than saturated fats. They not only increase the so-called bad cholesterol (LDL, or low-density lipoprotein), but also lower the levels of "good" cholesterol (HDL or high-density lipoprotein).
Where is the most trans fat?
You will find them most often in processed foods, such as biscuits, cakes, pastries, sweets, crackers, meat pies, sausages, crackers, ice cream and other confectionery. Even some chocolates contain trans fats. They are more difficult to tan and are therefore widely used in hydrogenated oils. Fast food restaurants usually fry with a lot of fat and therefore resort to such oils.
A curious fact is that if you reheat your frying oil repeatedly, the useful unsaturated fats in it turn into trans fats. So do not save new oil for the fryer, because by using the same oil repeatedly, you are stealing from your health.
Are they safe?
The general rule is that trans fats in foods should not exceed 2% of the total calories we eat. This means about 4.4 g per day for women and 5.6 g for men. Anything over 0 g per day is considered dangerous to health or in other words - trans fats are not useful even in minimal amounts.
Just 1 g per day can significantly increase the risk of heart disease. Remember that 1 serving of fried chicken contains 4 g of trans fat, and the finished pie contains 1.3 g.
Find out where trans fats are found
It is estimated that more than half of the products on supermarket shelves probably contain trans fats. In America, since the beginning of 2006, all packaged food manufacturers have been required to indicate the amount of trans fat.
In our country such a requirement does not exist and accordingly there is no way to know whether a particular product contains trans fats and exactly how many grams they are. Statistics show that half of the goods in grocery storefronts are full of trans fat.
Safe indicators for the unsafe ingredients on the label of a product are: "hydrogenated oil" and "partially hydrogenated vegetable fats". The advice is not to buy such foods. To avoid eating foods with trans fats, do not visit fast food restaurants and dishes that are fried in a lot of oil.
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