Department ofDining & Culinary Services

We minimize the presence of trans-fatty acids in our food by using non-hydrogenated canola oil in all of our fryers.

Along with trans-fat free oil in the fryers, heart-healthy olive and canola oils are used in everyday cooking. We also utilize specialty oils like sesame oil for many of our cultural dishes.

We don't just throw away the used fryer oil, in the effort to reduce our carbon footprint we sell it to Standard Biodiesel. They create renewable diesel, a clean fuel source derived from vegetable oil, animal fats, waste vegetable oil, and microalgae oil.

Nutrition Fact

The American Heart Association (AHA) recommends limiting trans fat to less than 2 grams per day (a figure that includes the naturally occurring trans fats). The 2005 U.S. Dietary Guidelines simply recommend keeping trans-fats consumption as low as possible.