Partially Hydrogenated Oils

Vegetable oil chemically hardened to extend shelf life.

Type
Industrial trans fat
How serious
High severity
Evidence
Strong evidence

Why it is flagged

Industrial trans fats are linked to insulin resistance and ovulatory infertility; the WHO has called for their global elimination.

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Also listed as

partially hydrogenated vegetable oil, partially hydrogenated soybean oil, trans fat, partially hydrogenated palm oil, partially hydrogenated palm kernel oil, partially hydrogenated cottonseed oil, partially hydrogenated rapeseed oil, partially hydrogenated canola oil, partially hydrogenated sunflower oil, partially hydrogenated coconut oil, partially hydrogenated corn oil, partially hydrogenated peanut oil, partially hydrogenated vegetable fat, partially hydrogenated vegetable shortening, partially hydrogenated fat, huile vegetale partiellement hydrogenee, huiles vegetales partiellement hydrogenees, graisse vegetale partiellement hydrogenee, graisses vegetales partiellement hydrogenees, huile de palme partiellement hydrogenee, aceite vegetal parcialmente hidrogenado, grasa vegetal parcialmente hidrogenada, grasa vegetal de palmiste parcialmente hidrogenada, olio vegetale parzialmente idrogenato, grasso vegetale parzialmente idrogenato, teilweise gehartetes pflanzenfett, pflanzenfett teilweise gehartet