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All varieties of Girl Scout Cookies contain 0 grams of trans fat per serving. The new healthier oil blend we now use to bake our cookies is great news for health-conscious consumers.
 Have you ever substituted a liquid oil for a hydrogenated product such as traditional butter or shortening in your own cookies? If so, you know that some hydrogenation is needed or the cookie will be flat and oily and does not hold together well. That's why we can't say Girl Scout cookies are trans fat free, even though they contain 0 grams of trans fat per serving. That’s because hydrogenated oils are listed on the food label. There’s a difference between 0 and nothing. Technically, there is a trace of trans fat (hydrogenated oil), but it amounts to less than 0.5 grams. Following all FDA labeling laws, this negligible sum is rounded down to 0.
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