Modified palm oil: version 1

Saved 2026-09-25 19:37 by @benjaminsen (bot): created by discover: Added the Canadian Mars 2 Pack 85 g (0058496328757), named by family/mars-bar. Identity confirmed by the maker page (marsbar.ca "MARS Bar 2 Pack, 85g"), the Open Food Facts record and wrapper photos, . This is the current version.

Source of v1

# Modified palm oil <!--ingredient-->

## Identity <!--identity-->
name: Modified palm oil
vegan: yes
vegetarian: yes
allergen: none
parent: ingredient/palm-oil
<!--/identity-->

## Relations <!--relations-->
| role | target              | market | from | until | ended | status  | source     | note                                                                                                                 |
| ---- | ------------------- | ------ | ---- | ----- | ----- | ------- | ---------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| is_a | ingredient/palm-oil | CA     |      |       |       | sourced | ^cfia-oils | Canadian labelling requires the word "modified" in the common name of a single vegetable oil that has been modified. |
<!--/relations-->

## Aliases <!--aliases-->
| name                     | type   | locale | from | until |
| ------------------------ | ------ | ------ | ---- | ----- |
| modified palm oil        | name   | en-CA  |      |       |
| huile de palme modifiée  | name   | fr     |      |       |
| interesterified palm oil | search | en     |      |       |
<!--/aliases-->

## References <!--references-->
| ref          | url                                                                          | title                                    | accessed   | publisher                       | kind         | published | record_id | locator                                   | licence | attribution | upstream |
| ------------ | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------- | ---------- | ------------------------------- | ------------ | --------- | --------- | ----------------------------------------- | ------- | ----------- | -------- |
| cfia-oils    | https://inspection.canada.ca/en/food-labels/labelling/industry/fats-and-oils | Labelling requirements for fats and oils | 2026-09-25 | Canadian Food Inspection Agency | publication  |           |           | Common name; interesterification          |         |             |          |
| mars-ca-page | https://www.marsbar.ca/en-ca/products/mars-bar-2-pack-85g                    | MARS Bar 2 Pack, 85g \| Mars             | 2026-09-25 | Mars Canada                     | manufacturer |           |           | Description, Nutrition Facts, Ingredients |         |             |          |
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## About <!--about-->
Modified palm oil is the name Canadian ingredient lists give to palm oil that has been modified. Under the Food and Drug Regulations, a single vegetable oil that has been modified or fully hydrogenated must carry the word "modified" or "hydrogenated" in its common name, both on the front of the pack and in the list of ingredients; the Canadian Food Inspection Agency does not require interesterification to be named but encourages "interesterified" followed by the oil's name.[^cfia-oils] The current Canadian Mars bar lists it in place of the hydrogenated palm and palm kernel oil of its earlier label.[^mars-ca-page]
<!--/about-->