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Both are medium to long chain fatty acids. Fats whether from animal or plant origins are more saturated than oils, resulting in a higher melting point. Animal fats and oils usually contain some cholesterol, vegetable fats and oils never contain any cholesterol.
Fatty acids are hydrocarbon chain molecules with a carboxylic acid group replacing the hydrogen atom at one end of the molecule.
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How do you harden oil?
HydrogenationDuring hydrogenation, vegetable oils are hardened by reacting them with hydrogen gas at about 60ºC. A nickel catalyst is used to speed up the reaction. The double bonds in the vegetable oils are converted into single bonds. This is the way unsaturated fats can be made into saturated fats.
Is oil and fat made up of lipids?
fats and oils are subclasses of lipids
What is lipid formulation?
organic compounds the fats,oils, waxes organic compounds the fats,oils, waxes
What are examples of unsaturated fats?
Some examples of unsaturated fats include salmon, trout, herring, avocados, olives, walnuts and liquid vegetable oils such as soybean, corn, safflower, canola, olive and sunflower.
What are positive and negative effects of soap and detergent on bio life?
The negative effects are that the process of making soap can harm the environment because soap for cleansing are obtained by treating vegetable or animal oils and fats with a strongly alkaline solution that can harm your body AND the environment.
Is cooking oil man made or natural?
Both cooking oils (vegetable oils) and lards, fats, suet (animal fats) are man made as they need to be processed before being used in cooking.
How would soaps made from vegetable oils differ from soaps made from animal fat?
Animal fats are less expensive so most commercial manufacturers use them to save money and to make a harder bar of soap. Animal fats also have fewer skin benefits. Many handmade soap makers use solely vegetable oils to accomodate customers that are vegan.
Why use vegetable oils rather that animal oils in edible emulsion?
Animal fats tend to go rancid with time. Vegetable oils will too eventually, but have a longer shelf life.
Fats made when manufacturers add hydrogen to vegetable oils?
Hydrogenated oils
What Both animal fats and plants oils are made up of?
Animal fats and plant oils are made up of glycerol and fatty acids.
What kind of fat is soap made of?
Soap can be made of many kinds of fats. Animal fats (i.e., tallow from beef and lard from pork) are often used. Vegetable oils (olive, coconut, and palm) are the most common used. Most "high end" soaps are made from only vegetable oils.
What cells are a cell membrane in?
Basically, fats [from animal sources] and oils [from vegetable sources].
What is oleo-chemistry?
"oleo" giving the means as oil. Hence, oleo chemistry is the study of vegetable oils and animal oils and fats.
How are trans fats formed?
Trans fats are made when manufactures add hydrogen to the fat molecules in vegetable oils.
Where can fats be found?
Animal fats can be found in butter and margarine. Vegetable fats are usually oils like olive oil. Hope that helps a bit. =)
Are vegetable oils significantly lower in calories than animal fats?
Both are extremely high in calories
What fat type is found in animals?
Animal fats are lipid materials, both oils and fats. Fats and oils are both made up of triglycerides. Oils are liquid at room temperature and fats are solid.
