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Jul 16 WHAT'S IN CRISCO SHORTENING?

Dana McCorvie

oils, BANNED AT WHOLE FOODS, READER REQUESTED REVIEW

CRISCO SHORTENING

RAPID REVIEW

July 2025

B&G Foods claims that Crisco Shortening is the #1 U.S. brand of Shortening. (Source: B&G Foods Crisco Web site 7/25)

Shown below, Crisco Shortening is made from Soybean Oil, Palm Oil and Fully Hydrogenated Palm Oil plus two Chemical Preservatives and two Emulsifying Agents.

TBHQ is what we call an “Acronym Ingredient” signifying it is a lab-made chemical ingredient; TBHQ stands for tert-Butylhydroquinone. TBHQ is a chemical preservative.

According to the U.S Department of Agriculture, 94% of U.S. Soybeans are GMO or Genetically Modified Organisms.

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