Cardiovascular Disease Prevention

Healthy Heart - Avoid Trans Fat

Consumer Information

Consumers can avoid trans fat in supermarkets by checking the Nutrition Facts panel on food labels to choose foods with 0 grams trans fat.

Some consumers may note that a food package says "0 Grams Trans Fat" when "partially hydrogenated oil" is an ingredient list.

Food companies can list the amount of trans fat as '0 g' on the Nutrition Facts panel and/or claim "Zero or No Trans Fat" if the amount of trans fat per serving is less than 0.5 grams. If you see both "0 g trans fat" and "partially hydrogenated oil," the food product contains less than 0.5 g of trans fat per serving.

Learn more about the dangers of trans fat and how you can reduce your intake:

• Health Bulletin #76: Good Fats/Bad Fats: How to know the difference (PDF)
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• Control Your Cholesterol: Keep Your Heart Healthy (PDF)
  Other languages: [Español][中文]

Other Resources

• U.S. Food and Drug Administration
  • Talking About Trans Fat: What You Need to Know
  • Labeling & Nutrition Food Labeling and Nutrition Overview
  • What Every Consumer Should Know About Trans Fatty Acids
    
    
• Harvard School of Public Health Fat and Cholesterol
  
  
• American Heart Association
  
  
• International Food Information Council: (in English and Spanish)

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