Interesterified Vegetable Fat
Decode Label flags Interesterified Vegetable Fat as a moderate concern in food and drink (cardiovascular). It appears in 19 of the 893 published products we have analysed (2.1%).
The concern
Modified vegetable fat — high in saturated fat, but not a trans-fat source
Interesterified fat is made by rearranging fatty acids on the glycerol backbone. It is the modern, trans-FREE replacement for partially hydrogenated oil, so — unlike vanaspati — it does not contribute industrial trans fat. It is, however, high in saturated fat, which raises LDL cholesterol and cardiovascular risk with regular high consumption, and some metabolic questions about this fat class remain under research. Judge it on its saturated-fat content, not as a trans-fat source.
Most relevant to
How common it is in this catalogue
Measured across every product Decode Label has analysed — not estimated, and not taken from anyone else's dataset.
By category
Hazard classification
Interesterification hardens a fat without producing trans fat, but the resulting fat is typically high in saturated fat, which the 2023 guideline's ceiling still applies to.
Identity
- Canonical name
- Interesterified Vegetable Fat
Also appears on labels as
Questions
Is Interesterified Vegetable Fat safe?
WHO: WHO Guideline: Saturated/trans-fatty acid intake for adults and children (2023) — SFA under 10% of energy. Why it is flagged: Modified vegetable fat — high in saturated fat, but not a trans-fat source. Decode Label treats it as a moderate concern in food and drink. It appears in 19 of the 893 published products we have analysed (2.1%).
How common is Interesterified Vegetable Fat in Indian packaged products?
Decode Label found Interesterified Vegetable Fat in 19 of 893 published products (2.1%), most often in Food.
Which authorities have classified Interesterified Vegetable Fat?
WHO — WHO Guideline: Saturated/trans-fatty acid intake for adults and children (2023) — SFA under 10% of energy.
Who should be most careful with Interesterified Vegetable Fat?
People with heart conditions; People managing cholesterol; Anyone eating this regularly.
Products containing Interesterified Vegetable Fat
19 published products, each with its own full analysis.
Related ingredients
Other entries in the register with the same kind of concern.
Method and limits
- Prevalence counts published products whose decoded ingredient list matches this substance or one of its label synonyms, using the same matching the score itself uses. It describes our catalogue of 893 products, not the Indian market as a whole.
- Presence is not dose. An ingredient list gives order, not quantity, unless the pack declares a percentage. Nothing here estimates how much of this substance any product contains.
- A classification is not a verdict on a product. An agency classifies a substance under defined conditions of exposure; whether that matters in a given food or cosmetic depends on route, concentration and use.
- No regulatory rows. This substance is not matched in our regulatory warehouse, so the concern above rests on the cited authority alone.
- Last updated. This register entry was last changed on 28 September 2026.
- Corrections. Every figure here is reproducible from the sources named. If something is wrong, tell us and we will correct it and say what changed.