Check the nutrition facts label which is required to list the amount of trans fat in food products. A food label that indicates 0 trans fats means the product has less than .5 grams of trans fat per serving. Watch your portion size of foods that have partially hydrogenated listed in the ingredient list as these are typically products that will have some trans fats. Stick margarine will have more trans fats than tub margarine and butter has more saturated fat, so your best bet is to use a tub margarine to get the least amount of both saturated and trans fat. Animal products like beef, pork, lamb, butter, and milk naturally contain trans fat but it is a different form than synthetically produced trans fat found in refined/packaged food (cakes, cookies, crackers, snack food and fried fast food).
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