This new soybean would produce a soy oil that reduces the need for hydrogenation, and, in turn, could help reduce trans fats in many foods and even eliminate trans fats in some.

The research team fed growing pigs a standard corn-soybean meal finishing diet, plus DDGS or high oleic soybean oil (HOSO) as a fat source. They included DDGS at 25% and the HOSO at 2%, 4%, or 6% ...

Two competing low-linolenic soybeans oils introduced this fall could replace the partly hydrogenated soybean oil that adds trans fat to many fried foods and baked goods, manufacturers say.

Demand for soybean oil has dropped sharply since 2005, when the U.S. Food and Drug Administration began requiring labels to list levels of trans fats, which have been linked to coronary heart disease.

Canola is the No. 2 oilseed worldwide comprising 14% of oil production—still behind soybean’s 58% dominance. World consumption of all fats and oils is a huge success story, as it’s more than ...