Mark Thorson wrote:
> jake wrote:
>
>>The frying fat was made of palm oil, in part. And iirc,
>>soybean oil, some hydrogenation had been done it. IT
>>sounded marginally healthier than Crisco, but I am not sure.
>
>
> In the same sense that filtered cigarettes
> are marginally healthier than unfiltered?


Kinda sorta. the frying fat has 1% trans fat, Crisco doesn't specify but
these are the ingredients:
Ingredients (from www.crisco.com)

PARTIALLY HYDROGENATED SOYBEAN AND COTTONSEED OILS, MONO- AND DIGLYCERIDES.

There must be trans fat in there, because they also sell a 0 g trans
fat variety.

In this light I'd use they frying fat rather than the Crisco. soy beans
are not so good for the environment. I am hoping that palm oil is better
for the environment. And I do think the frying fat is probably healthier.

But one way or another, It doesn't matter much in terms of health - I
only use products like these about once very two years.