Trans fats everywhere - they are hydrogenating even the lard!

[Taka]

"Industrially-produced lard, including much of the lard sold in
supermarkets, is rendered from a mixture of high and low quality fat
sources from throughout the pig. It is typically hydrogenated (which
produces trans fats as a by-product), and often treated with bleaching
and deodorizing agents, emulsifiers, and antioxidants, such as BHT.
Such treatment makes lard shelf stable."

SOURCE: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lard

[Mark Thorson]

They've been doing that forever. I've even seen
hydrogenated coconut oil as a label ingredient,
which hardly seems necessary for a fat which is
already so terribly saturated.

[montygraham]

One thing I think almost everyone agrees on is that lard is not a
"health food." The issue (for me and several others who are examining
the evidence with an open mind) is, are the saturated fatty acids to
blame for any unhealthy effects. I have found no good evidence to
suggest that the answer is yes. Instead, saturated fatty acids appear
to be a great "health food," but the problem is that food items like
lard are considered a "saturated fat" and then the actual saturated
fatty acid molecules get blamed for what other molecules, including
unsaturated fatty acids, are doing to the body.