[Searching for Zero Trans Fat Biscuits] 36 Biscuit Brands in Hong Kong without the Culprit of Cardiovascular Disease – TOPick, Health and Food Safety section of Hong Kong Economic Daily

Biscuits are a common snack at home or in the office, but do you pay attention to food labels when purchasing? Some biscuits on the market contain trans fats, long-term intake can chronically clog blood vessels, which can lead to coronary heart disease and stroke in severe cases. To this end, TOPick reviewed 45 biscuit models, 36 of which contained 0 grams of trans fat on the food label.

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According to information from the Center for Food Safety, the main source of trans fat intake from food is food made from hydrogenated vegetable oil. After hydrogenation, vegetable oil will change from liquid to semi-solid or solid, and trans fat will also be formed at the same time. Common examples include shortening and margarine.

TOPick recently inspected 45 types of biscuits on the market and found that 36 of them were marked with 0 grams of trans fat. Click the picture below to see the product list:

Dietitians teach you to look at nutrition labels

Nutritionist Wu Yaofen (Kathy) once said that because semi-hydrogenated oil can extend the shelf life of food, the food is more delicious, and the cost is generally lower, hydrogenated oil is widely used, such as biscuits and other pastry foods have semi-hydrogenated oil, Therefore, there will be artificial trans fats. According to the current nutrition labeling system in Hong Kong, foods containing less than 0.3 grams of trans fat per 100 grams can be marked as 0 grams of trans fat on the label.

Kathy reminded citizens that when purchasing biscuit food, in addition to choosing biscuits with “0 grams” of trans fat, they can also avoid choosing food ingredients that contain hydrogenated vegetable oil (Hydrogenated vegetable oil) and partially hydrogenated vegetable oil. Or food with words such as vegetable shortening (Shortening).

Doctor: Long-term intake of trans fats can lead to cardiovascular disease

Cardiologist Liang Dazhi once said that trans fat can be said to be the worst of many fatty acids. In addition to increasing bad cholesterol, it will also reduce good cholesterol and increase the risk of cardiovascular diseases.

He continued to point out that although trans fats can be divided into man-made and natural, both will bring negative effects on the body. If trans fats are ingested for a long time in life, they will accumulate in the blood vessels and be difficult to drain away, which can lead to coronary heart disease and Stroke etc.

He suggested that the public should try to avoid foods containing trans fats, especially those with high cholesterol, high blood pressure, and diabetes. Even children and young people with fast metabolism should not be underestimated.

If children start to eat foods containing trans fats when they are young, the damage to blood vessels will accumulate in the long run, and cardiovascular diseases will develop earlier.

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