Trans fat in heated sunflower oil

Marus

Hi,
Does anyone know how much trans fat is generated in the process of making a pan of french fries in common sunflower oil ? I mean, in the remaining oil, after we remove the fries... Like, Xg trans fat in 100g fried sunflower oil.

Hilary

@Marus there is a great discussion about this topic here: https://forums.cronometer.com/discussion/comment/8364#Comment_8364

Marus

Unfortunately I didn't find my answer there...

Marus

At least, can someon tell me which food corresponds to a simple french fries made at home ? I want a record just from the USDA database. I searched and I don't understand those names. They say "umprepared", "as purcased" or "frozen"... I do not understand what french fries he has to do with "frozen". When I make french fries I take a couple of potatoes, cut them into sticks and put them in a pan with oil. Just that.

C_L

I understand. We use very little processed foods as well. It would be nice if you could click on the food and it would break down the recipe for you. Like salsa-I have no idea whic salsa is even remotely close to what I just made. Sometimes I will just guess and other times I will guesstimate how much of each ingredient I ate. I am fortunate to not have any nutrients that I need to track extremely close. But I can see how that can be a problem. Chronometer probably doesn't have access to which recipes the USDA, etc are using for their numbers. Maybe measure the oil before and after you cook your potatoes?? Good luck

Marie_Eve_Cronometer

Hello @Marus ,

I would recommend using our generic entry ''French Fries, Cooked from Fresh''. This is the one that would best represent a recipe made from fresh potatoes!

The frozen and unprepared versions are for french fries purchased in the frozen aisle of your grocery store

@C_L ,

Unfortunately, the NCC does not disclose the recipe ingredients for prepared foods like salsa. They do their best to give the nutrient values for the "average" method of preparation (in the US).

These prepared foods are a great option, if you are not sure of the preparation of the food you ate and are looking for an estimate.

If you do know the exact ingredients going in your recipe, you could create a custom recipe: https://cronometer.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/360018510311-Create-Custom-Recipe

Cheers,
Marie-Eve

Marus

@Marie_Eve_H
Those french fries from NCCDB have 15g of fat, and the ones that I made they take about 5-6g of oil, like those from USDA. That's way I asked for a USDA version.

Marie_Eve_Cronometer

Hello @Marus ,

If you're frying them up in the pan with less oil, you might want to use ''Potatoes, Pan Fried'' instead? It has 6.6 grams of fat per 100 grams.

Kind regards,
Marie-Eve