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The "Simple Fats" Hiding Trans Fats and Industrial Processing What sounds like basic, harmless fats in your bread and ice cream are actually industrial emulsifiers that can contain hidden trans fats outside of labeling requirements. "Mono- and diglycerides" aren't natural food ingredients, they're chemically processed fat derivatives created through industrial reactions that can deliver the same artery-clogging trans fats that were supposedly banned, all while flying under the regulatory radar. 𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗬𝗼𝘂'𝗹𝗹 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝘀𝗲 "𝗦𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗙𝗮𝘁𝘀" Mono- and diglycerides (listed as mono- and diglycerides, monoglycerides, diglycerides, or E471) are lurking in products throughout your kitchen: • Bread, rolls, buns, and bagels • Ice cream and frozen desserts • Margarine and butter spreads • Peanut butter and nut spreads • Baked goods and pastries • Coffee creamers and whipped toppings • Cake mixes and frostings • Protein bars and meal replacements • Chewing gum and candy • Processed meats and sausages • Salad dressings and mayonnaise • Shortening and cooking sprays 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 "𝗠𝗼𝗻𝗼- & 𝗗𝗶𝗴𝗹𝘆𝗰𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗲𝘀" 𝗔𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗔𝗿𝗲 Mono- and diglycerides are synthetic emulsifiers created through industrial chemical processing of fats and oils. The manufacturing process: • Start with vegetable oils (often GMO soy, corn, or cottonseed) • Glycerolysis - reacting fats with glycerin at high temperatures (200-250°C) • Chemical catalysts - using alkaline catalysts like sodium hydroxide • Molecular rearrangement - breaking down triglycerides into mono- and diglycerides • Distillation and purification - separating desired products • Potential hydrogenation - creating trans fat configurations The hidden trans fat problem: • During processing, some fatty acids convert to trans configurations • Products can contain up to 2% trans fats without disclosure • "0g trans fat" labels are legal if trans fat is below 0.5g per serving • Multiple servings = significant trans fat intake • No requirement to test or disclose trans fat content in mono- and diglycerides