If you prefer tuna in oil, make sure it’s packed in olive oil. It tastes better and is healthier than tuna packed soybean or cottseed oil, which are most often hydrogenated.

You can’t generate trans fat from heating the oil. Trans fat is generated by hydrogenation. This makes the oil solid at room temperature. It’s a good bet that your oil is not solid after repeated deep fryings.

Just out of principle I wouldn’t do it, but I don’t do partially hydrogenated cake mixes or fake sweeteners. Instead I use unsweetened apple sauce instead of oil for things like quick breads and muffins, then use...

is that cold processed (or expelled in traditional methods) coconut oil has mostly medium chain saturated fats, which aren’t used in the same way as long chain fatty acids in the human body. It also doesn’t have the...

all believed the best thing on the planet was Crisco. So white and pure it was, and great for frying chicken. Too bad we weren’t focusing on the dangers of hydrogenated fats then! Give me coconut oil, lard, and butter any...

etc. There are some strange techniques applied to some brands to extend its life or make it more stable, such as hydrogenation etc. However there are many pure and natural brands of canola oil that are not “organic”....

and soybean oils, when heated to frying temperatures develop a strong unpleasant ‘room odour’ so called because it lingers in the frying environment rather than in the fried food. This odour has been described as...

into the oils to make them into a solid. Food processors use Hydrogenated or partially hydrogenated oils because they cause the foods to have a longer shelf life and give the food that they are in to have a desirable taste and...

Coconut oil's the best substitute I know for Crisco. Indian groceries have an expensive kind that has a lot of coconut flavor, can be very tasty for stir-fries. Coconut oil and palm oil are definitely healthier than...

study that found a possible link to Alzheimer’s Disease. Do yourself a favor and avoid products that contain Hydrogenated or Partially Hydrogenated Vegetable Oils, as these are the leading source of the cheap, but deadly...

Following-up on the closure of Mother’s Cookies, we find a better recipe for the classic treat.

Activists want us to know that palm oil is contributing to the destruction of the rain forest.

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Nutella is certainly tasty, but it’s laden with peanut oil. For better chocolate-hazelnut spreadss, without the peanut oil, there are several alternatives. ...

According to McCormick’s website, the Montreal seasoning blend is a mix of: SALT, SPICES (INCLUDING BLACK PEPPER, AND RED PEPPER), GARLIC, PARTIALLY HYDROGENATED SOYBEAN OIL, NATURAL FLAVOR, AND EXTRACTIVES OF PAPRIKA. I...