Thoughts On The Proposed Fda Ban On Trans-Fat?
Decorating By LoriMc Updated 17 Dec 2013 , 10:28pm by LoriMc
I do use vegetable shortening in my icing, along with butter. I saw that the FDA is wanting to eliminate trans fat and partially hydrogenated oils from the food of Americans. I switched to a generic brand when Crisco changed their formula.
I guess this will mean changes for people who are using high ratio shortening too.
I really don't want to go to all butter. Guess I'll wait to see what the shortening brands come up with.
AThere was a thread on this last month: http://cakecentral.com/t/765583/fda-ruling-could-ban-shortening-with-trans-fats-in-us
Most high ratio shortening manufacturers already have a zero-trans-fat version to sell to California, NYC, and anywhere else where trans fats are already banned. Sweetex Z is one example.
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There was a thread on this last month:
http://cakecentral.com/t/765583/fda-ruling-could-ban-shortening-with-trans-fats-in-us
Most high ratio shortening manufacturers already have a zero-trans-fat version to sell to California, NYC, and anywhere else where trans fats are already banned. Sweetex Z is one example.
Doesn't Sweetex contain partially hydrogenated oil? I think that's what the FDA is going after this time.
http://www.fda.gov/forconsumers/consumerupdates/ucm372915.htm
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Doesn't Sweetex contain partially hydrogenated oil? I think that's what the FDA is going after this time.
Sweetex contains trans fats, Sweetex Z does not. The ingredients for Sweetex Z are palm oil, mono and diglycerides, and polysorbate 60.
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