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Recent Progress in Research on Trans Fatty Acids in Vegetable Oils

CHEN Xue1,2, SHI Aimin1, LIU Hongzhi1, LIU Li1, WANG Qiang1,*   

  1. 1. Key Laboratory of Agricultural Product Processing and Quality Control, Ministry of Agriculture, Institute of
    Food Science and Technology, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, China;
    2. College of Food Science, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang 110161, China
  • Online:2015-11-15 Published:2015-12-03

Abstract:

Trans fatty acids are a group of unsaturated fatty acids that contains one or more trans double bonds, and can pose
a great threat to human health. The current paper has summarized the types, sources and hazards of trans fatty acids and
common methods for their detection and removal, and outlined the factors influencing the formation and changes of trans
fatty acids during the frying process, in order to provide references for solving the safety problems caused by trans fatty
acids in oils and fat-containing foods in the future.

Key words: vegetable oils, trans fatty acids, hazards, detection methods, removal methods

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