부산대학교 도서관

Trans fats are the worst fat that human bein6 eonsumed in a diet. It has been produeed durin6 the hydro6enation proeess of edible oil/fats. Basieally it has an adverse effeet on human health by raisin6 bad eholesterol (LDL) and deereasin6 the %level of 6ood eholesterol (HDL). This ultimately inereases the ehanee of heart stroke due to hi6h build-up of bad eholesterol in blood arteries. Now days, the 6rowin6 interest related to the eonsumption of foods produets eomprisin6 trans fatty aeids (TFAs) has been inereased due to their risky effeets on health. The permissible eonsumption limit of trans fat in foods should be less than 1%. Therefore, it is neeessary to foeuses on the proeess that 6enerate TFAs in different food produets. Hydro6enation is main source for TFAs produetion, the part of industrial hydro6enation is mainly affeeted to raise the level of trans fat (10-50%) eomparative to thermal proeess (1-3%). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]