What kind of oil is bread shortening?

The bread is soft and delicious, with a sweet aftertaste, and is suitable for all ages

Bread's soft fat is indispensable

There are many types of bread

The bread that most people like is often soft, refreshing, and flavorful

There are many types of fats that can be applied to bread.

However, not all breads use fats, such as French baguettes, which are a typical hard bread.

You don’t have to stay away from shortening completely

Many pastry chefs like to use shortening, thinking that the bread made with it is sweet and delicious

The so-called shortening refers to refined animal and vegetable fats, hydrogenated oils, or mixtures of the above fats, which have good shortening properties and have processing properties similar to lard

The base material of shortening can be vegetable oil, animal oil, hydrogenated vegetable oil

Many people have doubts about shortening, mainly because they are worried about the trans fatty acids in it

Liang Jianfen pointed out that in the process of vegetable oil hydrogenation, if the conditions are controlled better, the content of trans fatty acids can be very low, which generally does not bring people's health risks

Scientific purchase can avoid "oil" healthily

In recent years, China's bread consumption has developed relatively fast, showing an increasing trend year by year

From a nutritional point of view, bread is a high-carbohydrate food, and crisp bread also contains higher fat

Consumers should refer to the following points on how to choose a delicious and healthy category from a wide range of breads with various flavors:

Choose bread that feels "hard"

Shop for bread with a lighter taste

Choose bread with a "coarse" texture