<<Disclaimer: Verify this information before applying it to your situation.>> > talk to me about hydrogenated vegatable oils. I try to restrict the family to > olive/canola or soy oil, are these wheat free. The bottles say they are. Are > you talking about the Wesson type vegatable oil? > Candace Read the label of almost any processed food. They are loaded with hydrogenated vegetable oils. Unless the label specifically tells you the source as corn, soy, etc., it is possible that wheat is the source. Another favorite of mine is the label ingredient "flavorings". Many such flavorings are made with wheat. The issue here is processed foods, not Canola oil. Read the ingredients list of your Canola oil. Unless it is some sort of combination oil product that specifically includes a generic listing of "hydrogenated vegetable oil" on the ingredient list, you don't have to worry. More than likely, Canola oil contains canola oil, period. Note, no one is talking about "hidden" ingredients here. The issue is that the ingredient is clearly displayed on the ingredient list of many processed foods, and celiacs simply never learn to read, or never bother to learn what they are reading about. Learn to read the ingredients of processed foods. You can't make progress in keeping wheat out of your diet unless you read and understand ingredients of every single processed food that enters your body. Will Estes U.S. Computer Internet: [log in to unmask] Saratoga, CA 95070 FAX: 408-446-1013