Soybean Hydrogenated and Palm Hydrogenated Multipurpose Shortening

Shortening, Multipurpose, Soybean (Hydrogenated) and Palm (Hydrogenated) has a very high-calorie, low-carb, very high-fat and low-protein content.

It contains a low amount of carbohydrates, making it suitable for some of the low-carb diets.

However, the very high fat content makes it unsuitable if you're on a low-fat diet plan. A quick glance at the fat profile reveals that it is very high in saturated fats and low in trans fats. It's very high MUFA and high PUFA. The omega-3 content is high. In terms of Polyunsaturated Fat content it is ranked in the top 10% of all food items. It is also ranked in the top 10 percentile in terms of its Monounsaturated Fat content, which are considered among "good fats".

While Sodium is an essential nutrient, excess quantities can cause several disorders like fluid retention, hypertension. Since it has a low density of Sodium, it is suitable if you are aiming for a healthy, low-sodium diet.

It belongs to American cuisine.

Our comprehensive nutrition ranking methodology, which inspects every nutrition element that this food is composed of, comes up with a nutrition ranking of 11, for Shortening, Multipurpose, Soybean (Hydrogenated) and Palm (Hydrogenated), and we advise that this food sparingly.