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Unsaturated vegetable oils tend to be liquid at room temperature, but they can also be 'hardened', through a chemical process called hydrogenation, to make them solid at room temperature.

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Why are vegetable oils hardened?

because it does


What element do you add to unsaturated vegetable oils to make trans fats?

Hydrogen


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.


Does vegetable oil contain unsaturated fat?

=yes vegetable oil does contain unsaturated fat=


What are some examples unsaturated fats?

Oils are unsaturated fats.


Are oils unsaturated fats?

Oils are predominately unsaturated. They contain a mixture of saturated and unsaturated fats. They typically contain between 50% and 95% unsaturated fats .


What reduces unsaturated vegetable oils to form a solid product?

Unsaturated vegetable oils can be reduced to form a solid product through a process called hydrogenation. In this process, hydrogen gas is added to the oil in the presence of a catalyst, typically nickel, at elevated temperatures and pressures. This reaction converts some of the double bonds in unsaturated fatty acids to single bonds, resulting in a more saturated fat that is solid at room temperature. The degree of hydrogenation can be controlled to achieve the desired texture and melting point of the final product.


Are oil unsaturated?

Oils are predominately unsaturated. They contain a mixture of saturated and unsaturated fats. They typically contain between 50% and 95% unsaturated fats .


What type of triglycerides tend to be liquids at room temperature?

Any sort of vegetable oil is usually liquid at room temperature.


The process in which hydrogen is introduced to vegetable oils to make them saturated is known as?

The process in which hydrogen is introduced to vegetable oils to make them saturated is known as hydrogenation. This chemical reaction involves adding hydrogen atoms to the unsaturated bonds in the fatty acid chains of the oils, converting them into saturated fats. Hydrogenation can improve the stability and shelf life of oils, but it may also produce trans fats, which are associated with negative health effects.


Is butter high in unsaturated fat?

Saturated. Saturated Fats are solid at room temperature (like butter), whereas Unsaturated fats are liquid at room temperature (like Vegetable oils).


How do you know unsaturated fat is in vegetable oil?

An unsaturated oil will decolorize bromine water.