trans-fat

How can a food contain hydrogenated vegetable oil as an ingredient, yet have 0 trans-fat?

I don't know!

Stop picking on me!!

It probaby doesn't have enough to be "significant", according to the FDA, or whoever it is that makes them do that.

If it's less than 1% then it can say that. 

http://www.bantransfats.com/

fukkkng Amerikkan corporate bitches, at least get your facts straight

[not trolling]

Once a hydrocarbon chain, such as those stuck to the glyceride backbone in fats, is fully hydrogenated, it's not trans- any more.

That's how.  Crisco, for instance, contains no trans fats.  This does not mean it's okay to eat it with a spoon, people.

Trans fat is a fucking scam. Fuck you, Americanos.

>>6

Thanks. Very enlightening.

My package fo frozen broccoli says "0 trans fat" on the front.  Why the fuck would it need to say that when the ingredients just say "brocolli"?  Or is there something they're not telling us...?

Even some plant tissues contain lipids, normally incorporated in the cell walls.  Corn and olives contain tiny amounts of oil, for instance.

The package means that in that miniscule amount of plant oil contained in broccoli, no dietarily significant amount of trans fat will be found in a serving.  It also means that someone in the marketing department decided that mentioning this on the package would boost sales, sort of like "these cigarettes contain no cholesterol."

Don't worry.  Be happy.  Enjoy your broccoli.  Would you like a stir-fry recipe?