Ag Pro's Breakthrough Cooking Oil Solves Age Old Problem
Ag Pro will sell 1% linolenic soybean cooking oil which has no trans fats and 33% less saturated fat compared to hydrogenated oil. This oil is more healthy than both saturated fat oils and hydrogenated oils.
New York, NY (PRWEB) February 10, 2005 -- A new cooking oil solves an age old
problem. Foods cooked in saturated oils such as animal fats cause heart disease.
Hydrogenated vegetable oils meanwhile contain trans fats which elevate LDL (bad)
cholesterol levels in the blood and lower HDL (good) cholesterol.
Today
Ag Pro in cooperation with Innovative Growers of Iowa announces the solution at
the Restaurant and Foodservice Show February 9 through 11 at the Javits Center
in New York City. Ag Pro will sell 1% linolenic soybean oil which has no trans
fats and 33% less saturated fat compared to hydrogenated oil.
Hydrogenation adds hydrogen atoms to oil molecules to extend shelf life.
Since linolenic acid is the primary cause of oil deterioration, growing soybeans
with low linolenic acid makes hydrogenation unnecessary.
These 1%
linolenic soybeans were developed using traditional breeding methods over more
than 30 years at Iowa State University. Recently finished tests by Warner and
Gupta for the Journal Of American Chemists Society have confirmed the viability
and benefits of the new oil. Taste tests conducted by White, Su and Gupta of
Iowa State University, showed the flavor of french fries prepared in the 1%
linolenic and partially hydrogenated oils was found to be the same. Others
report improved crispness and freshness of foods cooked in the 1% linolenic oil.
So consumers will now be able to enjoy healthier fried foods without
sacrificing taste. Restaurants can save money because the new oil lasts longer
in fryers so it can be replaced less often. Ag Pro will maintain the healthy
benefits of the oil by using a mechanical process to squeeze the oil from the
beans and a physical refining process rather than a chemical process as is used
by most large-scale soy oil producers.
Demand for Ag Pro's new cooking
oil is expected to spike when the FDA requires food labels in 2006 to indicate
the trans fat content. Farmers are gearing up for demand. Jim Jensen a farm
business management specialist at Iowa State University expects the amount of 1%
linolenic soybeans planted to more than triple from 30,000 acres in 2004 to
100,000 in 2005.
Ag Pro, Ltd located in Massena, New York processes
specialty and organic oilseeds (http://www.agprosoy.com, phone 315-764-5611). Innovative
Growers is an association of Iowa soybean farmers (http://www.innovativegrowers.com).
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