Vegan Shortening
#108734 - 09/28/04 05:27 AM
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AnneV
Reged: 06/10/04
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Does anyone know anything about Vegan Shortening? The number of fat grams?? etc. Anne
Vegan Shortening
Spectrum Organic Vegan Shortening
Nonhydrogenated, no trans fats, cholesterol-free, less saturated fat than butter. If you never cooked with shortening before you became a vegetarian, try this in your frostings, pie crusts, and cookies!
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I think this is the stuff that you are talking about:
Nutrition Facts
And:
Spectrum Organic Description
Hope this helps!
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~*Amber*~
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I sent e-mails to 2 different companies on this. I heard back from 1 company as follows:
Nutritional Info:
Serving Size: 1 Tbsp (13 g)
Servings per container: about 34
Calories: 110
Calories from Fat: 110
Total Fat 13 g 20%
Saturated Fat 6 g 32%
Polyunsaturated Fat 1 g
Monounsaturated Fat 5 g
Cholesterol 0 mg 0%
Sodium 0 mg 0%
Total Carbs 0 g 0%
Dietary Fiber 0 g
Sugars 0 g
Protein 0g
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that woudl scare me.. too much fat...
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Dietetics Student (anticipating RD exam in Aug 2010)
IBS - A
Dairy Allergic
Fructose and MSG intollerant
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I believe it's palm kernel oil. I've used it before but it has kind of a funky taste. (Like burnt motor oil???)
Rena
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Yep... agreed, unfortunately.
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