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Sqwertz

On 14 Mar 2010 00:16:15 GMT, wrote:

> In article >,
> Sqwertz > wrote:
>>...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?
>
> Transfats occur naturally in the milk and body fat of cows.

I didn't know that.

From Wiki:

"There is another class of trans fats, vaccenic acid, which occurs
naturally in trace amounts in meat and dairy products from
ruminants."

2 grams per 100 grams (the approx weight of the meat in that 123gr
hot dog) is about 2%. I'd think that qualifies as more than trace
amounts.

>>I can't find trans fats in any hot dog except for this one. How and why?
>
> Probably a labelling issue.

The Trans Fat Police would have a cow over undeclared trans fats.

-sw