Oleic acid goes through geometrical isomerisation during hydrogenation to trans D9-18:1 acid known as elaidic acid; thus the “natural” oleic acid is turned into elaidic acid during the hydrogenation ...

The previous article described how fatty acids consist of long chains of carbon-carbon bonds, with the carbon mostly “saturated” with hydrogen atoms. When two saturated adjacent carbon atoms exchange ...

Trans fat is a type of unsaturated fat that has no known health benefits, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). It exists in two forms—natural and artificial trans fats—explains Gabrielle ...

In a recent study published in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, a group of researchers in the United States investigated the impact of different types and amounts of dietary fatty acids on ...