https://www.mashed.com/224919/this-is-how-crisco-is-really-made/
(But coconut oil is available in NON-hydrogenated form. Even when it smells like coconut, I haven’t found it to impart coconut flavor to food.)
If an oil is high in trans fats it might be harmful.
A small amount, I believe, is not a problem.
Hydrogenating an oil turns some of the polyunsaturated fats into trans fats.
If an oil contains a small amount of polyunsaturated fats, hydrogenating it cannot create a big amount of trans fats.
Coconut oil is usually 2% polyunsaturated fat, so hydrogenated coconut oil cannot be high in trans fats. I believe you can eat all the hydrogenated coconut oil you want and it will not cause an excess of trans fats.
There is refined coconut oil that is not hydrogenated and does not contan flavors and aromas.
Thanks for the info. I’ve never bought coconut oil but I believe movie theaters used to use it to make popcorn. Then the do-gooder nutrition gestapo went after them, essentially forcing them to change to vegetable oil. I remember Rush’s rants about it. I’ll have to try it. I see it’s considerably more expensive than lard, but I just shop for me these days and food has not been that big of a portion of my total budget (it’s getting larger though. Food price inflation lately has been outrageous).