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Hydrogenated fats: what they are and where they are
Updated on 4 November 2026
At a glance
- Kind
- Ingredient, not an allergen
- Also as
- gehard, gedeeltelijk gehard
- Without hydrogenated fats
- 41,389 products
- Contain it
- 535 products
- Supermarkets
- AH, Jumbo, PLUS, Dirk and Hoogvliet
What are hydrogenated fats?
Hydrogenated fats are vegetable oils that have been made solid. Partially hydrogenated fats may contain trans fat; fully hydrogenated ones do not.
Recognise
On a Dutch label as
- gehard
- gedeeltelijk gehard
May also be it
- ‘vegetable fat’ (plantaardig vet) with nothing more
We look for these Dutch words in the ingredient list itself, also between brackets. If in doubt, read the pack.
Shopping
Per shelf where hydrogenated fats are common (the shops’ own Dutch shelf names)
Examples without hydrogenated fats
- Flowerfarm Smeren zonder palmolie lightFlowerfarm · 375 gDirk € 2,99Hoogvliet € 3,08Albert Heijn € 3,19 1+1Jumbo € 3,19PLUS € 3,19No allergens listed
- Bona MargarineBona · 500 gDirk € 2,95Hoogvliet € 2,95Albert Heijn € 3,09Jumbo € 3,09PLUS € 3,09No allergens listed
- Campina Botergoud grasboter ongezouten wikkelCampina · 250 gDirk € 3,19Hoogvliet € 3,19Albert Heijn € 3,39Jumbo € 3,39PLUS € 3,39Contains: Cow's milk, Lactose, Milk
- Blue Band Goede startBlue Band · 500 gDirk € 1,85Hoogvliet € 1,85Albert Heijn € 1,99Jumbo € 1,99PLUS € 1,99No allergens listed
- Flowerfarm Smeren zonder palmolieFlowerfarm · 225 gDirk € 2,19Hoogvliet € 2,26Albert Heijn € 2,29 1+1Jumbo € 2,29PLUS € 2,29No allergens listed
- Croma Bak & braadCroma · 250 gDirk € 1,87Hoogvliet € 1,87Albert Heijn € 1,99Jumbo € 1,99PLUS € 1,99Contains: Cow's milk, Lactose, Milk, Soy
All 41,389 products without hydrogenated fats (in Dutch)
Which supermarket has the most without?
On the shelves where hydrogenated fats are common: the share of products without it.
- PLUS75%173 of 231
- Dirk69%47 of 68
- Albert Heijn60%77 of 128
- Hoogvliet59%55 of 93
- Jumbo47%42 of 90
Brands without hydrogenated fats
On the shelves where hydrogenated fats are common, none of their products names it.
- Uit de keuken van 30
- Kokki Djawa 14
- AH Terra 14
- Toko lien 9
- Fairtrade Original 9
- Koh Thai 7
- Easy 7
- Haribo 6
- Go-Tan 6
- Campina 6
What to look for in the shop
- Read the ingredient list: it is there by its Dutch name or its E number, the same in every language.
- Watch compound ingredients between brackets: it is sometimes in there.
Good to know
Recently without hydrogenated fats (5)These products named hydrogenated fats on an earlier label, and no longer do.
What are hydrogenated fats mostly in?Most often in the shelves ‘Pindakaas’ (49% contains it), ‘Boemboe’ (39% contains it) and ‘Boter & margarine’ (31% contains it).
Most often in the shelves ‘Pindakaas’ (49% contains it), ‘Boemboe’ (39% contains it) and ‘Boter & margarine’ (31% contains it). There is choice without it there too: 53 products on ‘Pindakaas’, for example.
How do hydrogenated fats read on a Dutch label?As gehard and gedeeltelijk gehard.
As gehard and gedeeltelijk gehard. We look for those words in the ingredient list itself, also in compound ingredients between brackets.
How many products contain hydrogenated fats?535 of the 41,924 products with an ingredient list, about 1%.
535 of the 41,924 products with an ingredient list, about 1%. The other 41,389 do not name it.
Which supermarket has the most products without hydrogenated fats?On the shelves where hydrogenated fats are common: PLUS (75% without), Dirk (69% without), Albert Heijn (60% without), Hoogvliet (59% without) and Jumbo (47% without).
On the shelves where hydrogenated fats are common: PLUS (75% without), Dirk (69% without), Albert Heijn (60% without), Hoogvliet (59% without) and Jumbo (47% without).
A choice of your own, not an allergy
Hydrogenated fats are not an allergen: whether you eat or use them is up to you. We show what the ingredient list says, so you can choose. Recipes change: if in doubt, the pack in your hand decides.
More ingredients under Ingredients; allergens under Allergies.
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