Food manufacturing is a big, profitable business and employs many highly skilled lobbyists. The new U.S. labeling laws do not list “Trans-Fatty acid because the large food manufacturers spent billions of dollars to pay for lobbyists to keep “Trans-fatty acid” off the labels. “Cold Pressed” labeling means nothing in the U.S. All commercial oils and nut butters sold in U.S. Supermarkets contain Trans-fatty acid this is because the U.S. government allows heat treated and high pressure squeezed vegetable oil to be used and even labeled “Cold Processed”. The Italian government passed a law that olive oil must be protected from heat and high pressure. The U.S. government could save many lives if it passed a similar law to include all vegetable oil.

Here is an interesting way to find out the amount of Trans-Fatty Acid in packaged food by using the new U.S. labels:

  1. Find the amount of “Total Fat” on the label.
  2. Find the amounts of “Saturated Fat”, “Polyunsaturated Fat” and “Monosaturated Fat”. (These are found on the label, listed directly under “Total Fat” and slightly indented. If one or the other is not listed, that particular food does not contain it.)
  3. Add theses three together. If there are only two listed, add them together or use one amount if only one is listed.
  4. Subtract the total amount of #3 from the amount of #1.
  5. The answer is the amount of Trans-fatty Acid in that product.

Source: shirleys-wellness-cafe

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