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According to the product information label, one 12-g serving of Crisco contains 3.5 g of saturated fat, 0 g of trans fat, 6 g of polyunsaturated fat, and 2.5 g of monounsaturated fat. [7] This reformulated Crisco is claimed to have the same cooking properties and flavor as the original version of the product. [citation needed]
As of 24 January 2007, Smucker claims that all Crisco shortening products in the US have been reformulated to contain less than one gram of trans fat per serving while keeping saturated fat content less than butter. [95] The separately marketed trans fat free version introduced in 2004 was discontinued. [citation needed]
In January 2007, all Crisco products were reformulated to contain less than one gram of trans fat per serving, and the separately marketed trans-fat-free version introduced in 2004 was consequently discontinued. [17]
According to CSPI, a serving of Popeye's hash browns contains 10 grams of trans fat. Of course to be fair, this is only four menu items. On Health Magazine's list of worst trans fat offenders, ...
Baking shortenings, unless reformulated, contain around 30% trans fats compared to their total fats. High-fat dairy products such as butter contain about 4%. Margarines not reformulated to reduce trans fats may contain up to 15% trans fat by weight, [57] but some reformulated ones are less than 1% trans fat. Shortenings for deep-frying in ...
Crisco and other producers have been able to reformulate cottonseed oil so it contains little to no trans fats. [49] Still, some health experts claim that cottonseed oil's high ratio of polyunsaturated fats to monounsaturated fats and processed nature make it unhealthy. [50]
Generally, however, these guidelines agree that highly processed foods contain high amounts of total and added sugars, fats, and/or salt, low amounts of dietary fiber, use industrial ingredients ...
For the purposes of food preparation, shortening is any edible fat that is solid or semi-solid at room temperature. It can be composed of any of a number of different types of fats. It does not necessarily contain any specific type of fat. Shortening is not a synonym for Crisco. Incidentally, even Crisco has been reformulated to avoid trans-fats.