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To give the food a longer shelf life and it holds the food together.
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Why is eating a lot of fried foods is not good for your health?
Most of the time, fried foods are cooked with fats that have trans fats in them. They also tend to have a lot of salt. Too much trans fats and sodium is bad for most people. It's okay to eat fried foods once in a while. Cut down on the salt and trans fats and they should be okay.
What foods have no trans fats?
Well, a lot of foods do. a lot of chip brands are changing to no trans fat. Why dont you just look at the labels?
When consuming fats the healthiest choice in foods high in?
1:Saturated fats 2:unsaturated fats 3:trans fats 4:cholesterol
When consuming fats the healthiest choice is foods high in?
1:Saturated fats 2:unsaturated fats 3:trans fats 4:cholesterol
What types of foods contain trans fats?
fats and oil food like fry chicken and junk food
Does pizza contain trans fat?
Trans fats are unsaturated fats which have have same/simlar stucture to saturated fats therefore act as saturated fats. Trans fats are present in foods which contain vegetable fat which has been hydrograted partly to me soild. Pizzas can contain trans fats due to how the fat in the pizza base is made or trans fats naturally found in cheese. Trans fat levels should not go over 2g per person per day therefore having some trans fats is not too bad however you should limit the amount of trans fat you from.
Which is better trans fats or cis fats?
Trans fats are hydrogenated unsaturated fats and they are supposed to be the worst fats there are for your health. Unsaturated fats are healthy fats and saturated fats and trans fats are unhealthy fats. Trans fats are often added to processed foods to extend the shelf life. There are no such fats as cis fats. There are certainly cis fatty acids and trans fatty acids and the difference between the two is in the hydrogen atoms positions and one could be regarded as an isomer of the other. All fats are basically triglycerides which means glycerol triesterified with 3 fatty acids.
What food have trans fat?
Many foods naturally contain trans fats such as dairy and meat products. The process of hydrogenating fats results in the formation of trans fats so products that contain hydrogenated vegetable oil have higher levels of trans fats. If the food label lists hydrogenated oil then the product will contain some level of trans fat.
What is trans fat-?
an unsaturated fatty acid that has been changed to a saturated fatty acid
What are the benefits of having trans fats in your diets?
No health benefits are obtained by eating trans fats; avoid them at all costs. Trans fats were engineered to have higher melting points than other forms of fats and they serve as being helpful in baking and extending the shelf-life of foods, but they have negative consequences on health.
What food is bad for the heart?
Foods high in cholesterol, trans fats, and saturated fats, are bad for the heart and can cause chronic heart disease.
What are different types of fat found in foods?
Types of fat: 1. Harmful Dietary Fat: a. Saturated fat b. Trans fat 2. Healthier Dietary Fat a. Monousaturated fat b. Polyunsaturated fat
