Comprehensive Determination of Trans Fats in Cookies
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Trans Fat Labeling
Trans fats (trans unsaturated fatty acids) are fatty acids that contain at least one double bond in the trans orientation. This orientation causes carbon atoms to align in a straight configuration, similar to saturated fatty acids. Most naturally occurring unsaturated fatty acids have double bonds in the cis orientation, which is a bent configuration.
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