is partially hydrogenated soybean oil. How can it claim to have no trans fat? I guess I’m confused because I thought the terms “trans fat” and "partial hydrogenated oil" were synonymous. This product tastes...

It makes coffee so creamy, yet it’s not cream.

This week’s mission: a healthier mass-market peanut butter and reposado tequila flavored with hibiscus flower.

Macy’s gives the famous chocolates a green makeover.

The Center for Consumer Freedom battles the impending NYC trans fats ban with an over-the-top TV ad.

's Head - Ba-tampte Looking for horseradish this year I was shocked to see that so many use soybean oil. WHAT is that about? The above three are uncorrupted ... horseradish, beets vinegar, salt ... not one preservative either....

I have avoided purchasing food with hydrogenated/partially hydrogenated oils for the past few years. It seems tedious at first, but within a month or two, I was aware of what foods to not even bother looking at the labels of. You...

It might be easier to list the fats and oils I don’t purchase and avoid consuming: Canola (see above) Soybean Cotton seed Artificially hydrogenated fats (aka transfats) There are probably others, but those are the ones that are...

Grilled Pork Belly Meal – Korean Style (Samgyeopsal Gui )

I haven’t tried it, but I am skeptical that changing the physical structure of the oil has no long-term health effects. Look what we’ve found out about hydrogenated oils. I’ll wait a few years before trying this...

I’ve heard it described as a non food oil. That would be similar to mineral oil. You would have to check the label to see if trans fats are zero or higher. Most oils have eliminated partially hydrogenated from the mix, but I...

effort to avoid) are partially hydrogenated oils.

sold comes from plants grown from genetically engineered seed. That’s one reason I avoid it. But the primary reason I dropped canola oil is its rather high level of trans fatty acids. Trans fatty acids are a by-product of...

Most labels on vegetable oil that I have seen (Wesson, Crisco, the 5 gallon bottle at the Chinese grocer) have been soybean oil. In fact, years ago I had an Asian recipe for crab cakes that called for soy oil. So, down to the...

The supposed expets who tell us to avoid tropical oils are the same ones who just a few years ago were telling us that partially hydrogenated vegetable oil was healthier than butter. It’s not clear to me that their judgment...