* Dunkin' Donuts "has developed an alternative cooking oil (a new blend of palm, soybean and cottonseed oils) and reformulated more than 50 menu items — doughnuts included. The Canton, Mass.-based chain says its menu will be "zero grams trans fat" by Oct. 15 across its 5,400 U.S. restaurants in 34 states." ... "Dunkin's announcement follows about four years of research of more than 28 alternative cooking oils and proprietary blends."
*"The ice cream chain Baskin-Robbins, another unit of Dunkin' Brands, plans to be zero grams trans fat by Jan. 1."
* "Dunkin' isn't claiming it will become "trans fat free," but does say any trans fat in foods including doughnuts, croissants, muffins and cookies will fall below half a gram per serving. Federal regulations allow food labels to say they have zero grams of trans fat, provided levels fall below the half-gram threshold." ... "Mainstream doughnut makers' products can have around 5 grams of trans fat apiece."
*Jeff Cronin, spokesman for the Center for Science in the Public Interest, a Washington-based non-profit, "cautioned that when it comes to Dunkin's doughnuts, 'We're still talking about a food that's mostly white flour, sugar, and fat.'"
*"'The goal was not to make a healthy doughnut, it was really to create a doughnut that was better,' said Joe Scafido, Dunkin's chief creative and innovation officer. 'Certainly, we did not create a healthy doughnut.'"
http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/2007-08-27-dunkin-donuts_N.htm
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from Wikipedia re trans fats:
* Most trans fats consumed today are industrially created by partially hydrogenating plant oils — a process developed in the early 1900s and first commercialized as Crisco in 1911
* Unlike other dietary fats, trans fats are neither required nor beneficial for health.
* Eating trans fats increases the risk of coronary heart disease.
* For these reasons, health authorities worldwide recommend that consumption of trans fat be reduced to trace amounts. Trans fats from partially hydrogenated oils are generally considered to be more of a health risk than those occurring naturally.
(sources listed in Wikipedia posting)
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