Monoglycerides and Soybean oil

bigsahm21 · 04-09-2007, 05:47 PM

Triscuits

Ingredients: Whole what, monoglycerides, soybean oil, and salt.

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I <3 Triscuits. I know that they're processed and there's better options but I still love them, and will eat them on occasion IF monoglycerides and soybean oil aren't totally killer. (I need salt, extremely low blood pressure, it's not something I avoid in foods.)

Any input on either? Jodi? Iain? Emma? P?

Nigeepoo · 04-10-2007, 03:08 PM

Monoglycerides are just triglycerides with two fatty acids per molecule missing. This makes them great emulsifiers as the two OH groups are hydrophilic (water-loving) and the fatty acid is lipophilic(fat-loving). They should be pretty harmless.

As for soybean oil, it's probably been solvent-extracted, distilled, RBD'd and the rest, so I have no idea what its trans-fat content is. Treat Triscuits as a treat food, to be eaten on occasion.

If you need salt, can you just add more salt to normal food?

bigsahm21 · 04-10-2007, 03:12 PM

Yeah, I do that too. That's probably what I'll end up doing.

The trans fat content is 0g, and saturated fat is .5g per serving. I'll probably just have them once in a while.

04-09-2007, 05:47 PM	#1
bigsahm21 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 538	Monoglycerides and Soybean oil Triscuits Ingredients: Whole what, monoglycerides, soybean oil, and salt. ... I <3 Triscuits. I know that they're processed and there's better options but I still love them, and will eat them on occasion IF monoglycerides and soybean oil aren't totally killer. (I need salt, extremely low blood pressure, it's not something I avoid in foods.) Any input on either? Jodi? Iain? Emma? P?
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04-10-2007, 03:08 PM	#2
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04-10-2007, 03:12 PM	#3
bigsahm21 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 538	Yeah, I do that too. That's probably what I'll end up doing. The trans fat content is 0g, and saturated fat is .5g per serving. I'll probably just have them once in a while.
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