Last week the FDA made headlines when it announced its three year plan to ban trans fat in food. Trans fat is most commonly found in hydrogenated oils and has been linked to dangerous health conditions including heart disease, high cholesterol and memory issues. While trans fat will never be completely eliminated (it’s found naturally in meat and dairy products), the FDA hopes the change will “prevent thousands of fatal heart attacks every year.”
How many products will be affected by the ban? More than you think. According to Time, a recent report found 37 percent of grocery store items may have trans fat.
Here are eight foods we found that will need a recipe change to remove the dangerous ingredient*:
- Popeye’s Louisiana Kitchen Large Cajun Fries ““ 3.5 g
- Wendy’s Spicy Chicken Salad (Full) ““ 1 g
- Betty Crocker Bisquick Original Pancake and Baking Mix ““ 1 g
- Kid Cuisine Fried Chicken Meal ““ 1 g
- TGI Friday’s Classic Wedge Salad ““ 1 g
- Applebee’s Sweet Potato Fries ““ 1 g
- Dunkin Donuts Chocolate Dule de Leche Donut ““ 0.5 g
- Haagen Dazs All Natural Vanilla Ice Cream ““ 0.5 g
*Full nutritional information found on brands’ official websites
