Question

Regina is a 22-year-old college student who plays on the soccer team. Her coach brought in a registered dietitian to talk about sports nutrition. The RD recommended minimizing trans fatty acids from processed and packaged foods, but she explained that some trans fats do occur naturally. What foods have naturally-occurring trans fatty acids?

Answer 1

While trans fats aren’t naturally found in nature and is a product of a manufacturing process in order to stretch the expiry date, small amounts of trans fats do occur in some meats such as, beef and lamb, you can also find them in some butterfats.