On Sat, 3 Mar 2001, R Bartlett wrote:

> Sounds like your describing the hydrogenation process.  Question is: is it
> only hydrogenation that produces trans-fatty acids?  I, too, was under the
> impression that high heat for vulnerable oils "denatures" the oil (i.e.,
> produces trans fats).

You're right.  Small amounts of TFAs are actually present in
butter naturally, without heating, in the form of conjugated
linoleic acid.  I was under the impression that heating oils,
especially unsaturated oils, damages them by oxidizing them, or
partially oxidizing them.

Todd Moody
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