Volume : 7, Issue : 6, June - 2018

ANALYSIS OF BRANDED VANSPATI GHEE

Dr. Meena Mehta

Abstract :

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">Vanaspati is South Asian slang for Vanaspati ghee or Margarine, fully or partially hydrogenated vegetable cooking oil, often used as a cheaper substitute for ghee and butter. In India, vanaspati ghee is usually made from palm oil. Vanaspati ghee is very high in trans fats, which may compose up to 50% of Vanaspati.Twelve </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">ands of hydrogenated vegetable oil or vanaspati was tested and found that all ands were made from palmoil. Samples were collected from the local market and analyzed for its edible oil parameters and fatty acid composition.&nbsp;The investigation was interpreted and scientific comments were drawn with respect to its consumption and impacts on health. <o:p></o:p></span></p>