Tag: Trans-fats

  • Trans Fatty Acids

    Trans Fatty Acids

    Trans-fats or Trans fatty acid is a type of unsaturated fat, that occurs naturally and large proportion is industrially produced. Trans-fat is produced by reacting unsaturated fat with hydrogen gas in the presence of catalyst in a process called partial hydrogenation. Partial hydrogenation of oil gives it a semisolid to solid texture (depending upon the…