On Mon, 22 May 2000, Keith McLaurin wrote:
> When I look up a
> particular food on the USDA website can I tell from the Lipid Breakdown if
> it contains Trans Fats or not?
No, you can't tell. You have to look at ingredient labels.
Anything that contains hydrogenated or partially hydrogenated
oils has trans fats in it. There are some naturally occurring
trans fats, that are not harmful. Conjugated linoleic acid (CLA)
is found in beef and contains trans fats.
Todd Moody
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