Baking with less saturated fat...

Fats give baked goods the texture and flavor that we crave.  Melt-in your mouth pie crusts, tender, crispy, chewy cookies etc…  At the same time fats have high caloric impacts and fats that are typically used in baked goods are generally either hydrogenated and contain trans fat or have high levels of saturated fat, which can be harmful to our health. Saturated fats are found in animal products such as butter, lard...

Use Fresh Ontario Strawberries & Rhubarb in Co...

For those at home bakers that don’t have a scale….here’s a recipe for you!  Utilize Ontario’s fresh strawberries and rhubarb for this delicious cake to enjoy with vanilla frozen yogurt or coffee or tea 2 cups all purpose flour 1 cup rhubarb 1 cup strawberries 1 cup CoasunSA 2 cups white sugar 1 tsp. baking soda 2 tsp. cinnamon 1 egg 1 tsp. vanilla extract Add all ingredients except for the...

130,000 deaths in Europe attributed to saturated f...

Research at hs the University of Liverpool suggests that the European Union’s Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) and its position with respect to saturated fat is responsible for 130,000 deaths in Europe per decade. Researchers at Liverpool argue that subsidies on food products high in saturated fat encourage excessive consumption and thereby lead to cardiovascular disease. According the group, the CAP spends much less...

Member of Parliament says trans fat still a big pr...

Voluntary two year compliance period ends in July 2009 Rather than an outright banning trans fats outright two years ago, the Canadian government allowed food companies to voluntarily meet targets for 2% or less trans fat in cooking oils and soft margarines, and 5% or less trans fat in other food products. The voluntary compliance period is coming to an end however the Canadian government has not indicated that it will...

Excellent summary of saturated, unsaturated, and t...

The article below appeared in the Yemen Times and was written by Salma Ismail. The original article can be found at: http://yementimes.com/article.shtml?i=1266&p=health&a=2. The author provides an excellent well organized summary for the layman on saturated fats, and unsaturated. 　 Khalid stands at the Suq Al-Milh in the Old City of Sana’a taking in the smells of fried samboosa, falafel, French fries,...

Shortening substitutes and novel strategies for na...

Alejandro G. Marangoni Department of Food Science, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON N1G2W1, Canada Increasing public concerns over excessive saturated and trans fat intake from manufactured food products has lead to the search for alternative strategies to structure liquid oils into semisolid fats without addition of large amounts of unhealthy trans and saturated fats. Surfactant-like small molecules have been shown...

Saturated fat discussion at AOCS 2009...

Some highlighted points from the Saturated fats and Health: Fats and Feelings ‘hot topic symposia’ held at the AOCS conference 2009 in Orlando FL: -          Classifying saturated fatty acids as one group may be an oversimplification.  Each saturated fatty acid is digested differently by the human body depending on its carbon chain length, but in foods it would be difficult to separate these fatty...

What is the difference between a FAT and an OIL...

Fats and oils both fall into the general category of molecules referred to as “lipids”. Lipids also include other molecules including waxes, sterols, cholesterol, monoglycerides, diglycerides, and phospholipids. Lipids occur naturally in plants and animals.  Edible fats and oils such as canola oil, soybean oil, sunflower oil, palm fat, and animal fats contain triglycerides. Soybean oil at room temperature A...

Uses of a Novel Low-Saturate, Zero-Trans Shortenin...

Sarah Langmaid, Carolyn Challacombe, Brittany Huschka, Steve Bernet, Alejandro Marangoni CoaSun Corporation and University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario from a presentation presented at the University of Guelph Human Nutraceutical Research Unit The Trans Fat Problem Obesity and cardiovascular disease are of increasing concern to Canadians. 26% of young Canadians are overweight or obese. Many preventable diseases are associated...

Is the truth about trans fats really true?...

 A leading margarine company is currently touting the fact that their product is trans fat free and that they offer the truth about trans fats.   Legally, according to labelling regulations a trans fatty acid free claim can be made under the following conditions:  In the United States- the food product or dietary supplement (e.g. energy or nutrition bar) contains less that 0.5 grams of trans fatty acids per serving....

Trans Fat Monitoring Program exposes croissants...

Croissants are pastry favorite, however according to the Canada Trans Fat Monitoring Program latest report not only do major Canadian brands still have high trans fat content, they also have high saturated fat content. The Trans Fat Monitoring Program released its latest report in February 2009 with focus on baked products. In the croissant category the average fat figures among the products reported are: 18%    ...

Calorie and fat comparisons for CoasunSA...

This article summarized the nutritional differences between Coasun’s shortening alternative made with different liquid oils.  As mentioned in previous articles, CoasunSA can be made with any liquid vegetable oil or blend of oils.  This enables you to tailor the nutritional profile of the fat in your products and manipulate the nutitrional claims and health claims the are presented with your product. The table...

Trans fat news coverage not enough to stop clogged...

News coverage about the harmful effects of trans fatty acids in food products will influence consumers to stop purchasing these products for a short time (3 or 4 weeks).However, news coverage does not seem to impact long term purchasing behaviour for a majority of the population. Although the RWJF study does not address saturated fats in food products it is reasonable to assume a similar phenomena could exist. Media...