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  • verb Simple past tense and past participle of hydrogenate.
  • adjective that has been treated, or reacted with hydrogen; especially describing a saturated fat so obtained from an unsaturated fat

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Examples

  • Look for the word hydrogenated or the phrase partially hydrogenated vegetable oil on the ingredients label.

    The Small Change Diet Keri Gans 2011

  • Look for the word hydrogenated or the phrase partially hydrogenated vegetable oil on the ingredients label.

    The Small Change Diet Keri Gans 2011

  • The bars also contain hydrogenated palm kernel and coconut oil; these count as trans fats, which are bad for your cardiovascular system.

    Trick or -- eek! Look at that nutrition label! Jennifer LaRue Huget 2010

  • When buying puff pastry, I would suggest avoiding brands that contain hydrogenated vegetable fats (even small amounts of trans fats are extremely unhealthy).

    Archive 2008-07-01 Nupur 2008

  • That's nine separate ingredients if you don't count all the different oils they use and you probably noticed the word hydrogenated in reference to some of the oils, in other words, trans fat.

    At My Table 2007

  • That's nine separate ingredients if you don't count all the different oils they use and you probably noticed the word hydrogenated in reference to some of the oils, in other words, trans fat.

    Archive 2007-06-01 2007

  • Trans fats: Another term for hydrogenated oil see above.

    The UltraMetabolism Cookbook M.D. Mark Hyman 2007

  • So, if there are 10 grams of fat total, five grams of saturated fat are listed and there is no sign of the word hydrogenated in the ingredients list, should I assume the unlisted fat content actually comes from the good fat category or could there still be trans fat even though there are no listed hydrogenated ingredients? "

    CNN Transcript Jul 12, 2003 2003

  • Trans-fats, otherwise known as hydrogenated oils, come from heating vegetable oils, and are found mainly in commercially prepared baked goods, fried foods, margarines, snack foods, and processed foods.

    Cutting Cancer Risk With Dietary Changes 2009

  • These are the trans fats, also known as hydrogenated fats.

    The Fiber35 Diet Brenda Watson with Leonard Smith 2007

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