Vegetable fats, in contrast to vegetable oils, are the products of hydrogenation (hardening) of vegetable oils (palm, sunflower, etc.), which are then widely used in the food industry as a substitute for milk fat, for baking confectionery, as deep fat, etc. etc. Nutritional scientists warn about the health risks of these fats.
It is necessary
strong glasses or a magnifying glass
Instructions
Step 1
Be wary of products such as ice cream, croutons, chips, chocolate, margarine, confectionery, condensed milk, cheese, butter, spread. Research on these products has shown that they have the highest content of hardened palm oil. Palm oil is the cheapest vegetable oil on the world market, however, some products of its hardening are alien to the human body (for example, some of them decompose only at temperatures above 40 ° C).
Step 2
Pay attention to the labels of traditional dairy products: manufacturers are obliged to change the name of the product if vegetable fat was used in its preparation. For example, cheese is called "cheese product", processed cheese - "processed cheese product", cottage cheese - "cheese" or "curd product", "curd". Instead of "sour cream" on the label there will be "sour cream product", "sour cream", condensed milk is called "condensed milk", "condensed milk product", butter - "light butter".
Step 3
Take a closer look at the ice cream label: there may be a brand of ice cream that has been loved since childhood, but the word "ice cream" itself will not be there. This means that the product is high in vegetable fat and should not be called ice cream. If its content is low (up to 50%), then "ice cream" will be on the label, and in this case, in order to avoid the consumption of such fats by 100%, you need to look closely at the composition of the product. In the composition of the "ice cream product" you can find: "ice cream with a combined composition of raw materials", "ice cream with vegetable fat".
Step 4
When choosing butter, take a closer look at the name and composition of the product. Light oil is a product using vegetable fats, the content of vegetable fat is indicated in the composition. The situation with spreads is more specific, since the law establishes the maximum content of such fats in them - up to 70%, as for margarine, there are no restrictions here, and it can consist of 100% vegetable raw materials.
