Interesterified Fat
Level 4 — Significant concerns
Interesterified Fat is a other additive listed in the FDA food-additive database.
Also: enzymatic interesterification, interesterified vegetable oil
Where you'll see it
margarines, spreads, bakery fats
What the research says
Industrial process using enzymes to swap hydrocarbon chains between different fats — a replacement for partial hydrogenation that avoids trans fats but creates molecules with no evolutionary precedent in human diet. Part of van Tulleken's broader argument that calories are increasingly coming from fats 'refined, bleached, deodorised, hydrogenated — and interesterified.'
[ultra-processed-people] Industrial process using enzymes to swap hydrocarbon chains between different fats — a replacement for partial hydrogenation that avoids trans fats but creates molecules with no evolutionary precedent in human diet. Part of van Tulleken's broader argument that calories are increasingly coming from fats 'refined, bleached, deodorised, hydrogenated — and interesterified.'
Regulatory status
- Notes: From enrichment source only, not in Winter Dictionary
Sources
- Ultra-Processed People (van Tulleken) — Introduction: seed oils that have been refined, bleached, deodorised, hydrogenated — and interesterified