Solid Vegetable Fat For Frying
Generic 'solid vegetable fat' is recipe-dependent. If it contains partially hydrogenated oils (PHOs), it is BANNED by the FDA since 2018 as no longer GRAS.
What it is
A generic solid vegetable fat used for deep frying — historically often partially hydrogenated; now typically fully hydrogenated, palm, or interesterified.
Frying medium providing solid texture and fry stability.
Why it's flagged
- High in saturated fat (palm or fully hydrogenated)
- Cardiovascular risk from saturated fat at typical exposure
What regulators actually say
"FDA finalized its determination that partially hydrogenated oils (PHOs), the primary dietary source of artificial trans fat in processed foods, are not 'generally recognized as safe' or GRAS for use in human food."
Regulatory status
United States — FDA
PHOs no longer GRAS — Final Determination June 2015, all uses required to comply by January 1, 2020
European Union — EFSA
EU limits industrial trans fats to 2 g/100 g fat (Reg. 2019/649)
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