vanaspati
noun
va·nas·pa·ti
və-ˈnə-spə-tē 
-ˈnä-
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: a hydrogenated vegetable fat used as a butter substitute in India
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Image Until now, efforts by the Indian government to reduce the use of vanaspati have been stymied by food producers.
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Andrew Jacobs, New York Times, 14 May 2018
Until now, efforts by the Indian government to reduce the use of vanaspati have been stymied by food producers.
—Andrew Jacobs, BostonGlobe.com, 14 May 2018
In India, trans fats often take the form of vanaspati, an inexpensive cooking oil that is sometimes used repeatedly by restaurants and street vendors.
—Andrew Jacobs, BostonGlobe.com, 14 May 2018
Researchers say the process of reheating vanaspati, which is made from palm oil, renders it even more lethal, and likely contributes to soaring rates of heart disease among South Asians.
—Andrew Jacobs, New York Times, 14 May 2018
Researchers say the process of reheating vanaspati, which is made from palm oil, renders it even more lethal and likely contributes to soaring rates of heart disease among South Asians.
—Andrew Jacobs, BostonGlobe.com, 14 May 2018
Andrew Jacobs, New York Times, 14 May 2018
Until now, efforts by the Indian government to reduce the use of vanaspati have been stymied by food producers.
—Andrew Jacobs, BostonGlobe.com, 14 May 2018
In India, trans fats often take the form of vanaspati, an inexpensive cooking oil that is sometimes used repeatedly by restaurants and street vendors.
—Andrew Jacobs, BostonGlobe.com, 14 May 2018
Researchers say the process of reheating vanaspati, which is made from palm oil, renders it even more lethal, and likely contributes to soaring rates of heart disease among South Asians.
—Andrew Jacobs, New York Times, 14 May 2018
Researchers say the process of reheating vanaspati, which is made from palm oil, renders it even more lethal and likely contributes to soaring rates of heart disease among South Asians.
—Andrew Jacobs, BostonGlobe.com, 14 May 2018
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