In article >,
Sqwertz > wrote:
> Went to CostCo today and saw a sign that said $4.99 over the "NEW"
> CostCo-Branded Hot Dogs and Polish Sausages ("As served in CostCo
> Food Courts). So I snarfed a package of each. Then I
> double-checked the price: $4.99 for the Hot Dogs, $9.99 for the
> polish sausages. Uh, OK. But that's about $1.30/lb for all-beef
> hot dogs.
> 31 of those grams are pure fat (1/4 of the product, 50% USRDA)
> 12 are saturated fat (68% USRDA)
> and 2 of those 31 grams are trans fats (INFINITE% USRDA)
> ...Except for the trans fats. I didn't know you could get trans
> fats without using man-made, hydrogenated oils. Are they
> hydrogenating whole cows now? I can't find trans fats in any hot
> dog except for this one. How and why?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trans_fat
"A type of trans fat occurs naturally in the milk and body fat of
ruminants (such as cattle and sheep) at a level of 2-5% of total fat."
"Because of these facts and concerns, the NAS has concluded there is no
safe level of trans fat consumption. There is no adequate level,
recommended daily amount or tolerable upper limit for trans fats. This
is because any incremental increase in trans fat intake increases the
risk of coronary heart disease.[2]
Despite this concern, the NAS dietary recommendations have not
recommended the elimination of trans fat from the diet. This is because
trans fat is naturally present in many animal foods in trace quantities,
and therefore its removal from ordinary diets might introduce
undesirable side effects and nutritional imbalances if proper
nutritional planning is not undertaken. The NAS has therefore
"recommended that trans fatty acid consumption be as low as possible
while consuming a nutritionally adequate diet".[36] Like the NAS, the
World Health Organization has tried to balance public health goals with
a practical level of trans fat consumption, recommending in 2003 that
trans fats be limited to less than 1% of overall energy intake.[29]
The US National Dairy Council has asserted that the trans fats present
in animal foods are of a different type than those in partially
hydrogenated oils, and do not appear to exhibit the same negative
effects.[37] While a recent scientific review agrees with the conclusion
(stating that "the sum of the current evidence suggests that the Public
health implications of consuming trans fats from ruminant products are
relatively limited") it cautions that this may be due to the low
consumption of trans fats from animal sources compared to artificial
ones.[4]"
> Ingredients: Beef, water, dextrose, salt, sodium lactate, spices,
> sodium ethyrobate, paprika and extractives, sodium nitrite.
You could switch to pork hot dogs? Or you could live with the 6% of
trans fats?
I don't know why other beef hot dogs don't show trans fats. Perhaps
their labels aren't compliant yet?
OK, I went to the fridge and found a pack of Ball Park BEEF Franks.
one dog 57g
190 calories
150 calories from fat
total fat 16g
sat fat 7g
trans fat 1g
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Dan Abel
Petaluma, California USA