What Is The % Of Fat On Hi Ratio Shortening?
Decorating By sandykay Updated 2 Feb 2010 , 2:06am by JustToEatCake
Sweetex has about 12 or 13% per serving of fat, with 3% saturated. Its what gives your American buttercream a silky smooth finish to your icing and a softer mouth-feel to the taste.
This website offers Sweetex in 1-lb sizes for those persons who don't wish to purchase a 50-lb block.
www.shopbakersnook dot com
An alternative to eating shortening, would be to try making Swiss/Italian Meringue buttercream. You won't be disappointed! Promise!
HTH! 
All shortening is 100% fat.
All shortening has emulsifiers.
The difference between hi-ratio and all purpose shortening is the amount emulsifiers.
A shortening that contains trans fat doesn't make it hi-ratio.
(And FYI, there are now hi-ratio shortenings that are trans fat free, such as SweetexZ.)
If the shortening doesn't say either "cake and icing shortening" or "icing shortening" then it's not hi-ratio. 
Additionally, you won't find hi-ratio shortening in retail grocery stores. 
HTH
An alternative to eating shortening, would be to try making Swiss/Italian Meringue buttercream. You won't be disappointed! Promise!
HTH!
Oh yes! SMBC is absolutely delicious!!
I certainly have to try SMBC because I totally do not like IMBC. It's like I am eating a stick of butter (have a bowl in the fridge right now). Don't ask me why it's OK with me to eat shortening, I guess no taste but IMBC...forget it. It does look very pretty though. Even if I liked it I couldn't make it much because I don't have large enough fridge to keep it in....
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