Vegetable oil has a lower melting point compared to animal fat.
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.
Any sort of vegetable oil is usually liquid at room temperature.
Oils are liquid triglycerides, at room temperature that is.
One of the effects of hydrogenating vegetable oil is to raise the melting temperature, making it a solid instead of a liquid at room temperature.
Fats that turn liquid at room temperature are known as oils. They are usually derived from plant sources, such as vegetable oils like olive, sunflower, and canola oil, and are typically liquid at temperatures around 70°F (21°C).
Generally oils are liquid and fats are solid at room temperature
Olive oil is a liquid at room temperature.
Oils that are normally liquid at room temperature are turned into room temperature solids through hydrogenation. Hydrogen gas is bubbled through vegetable oil in the presence of a catalyst, forcing additional hydrogen bonds onto the hydrocarbon.
Liquid shortening is a type of fat that is in liquid form at room temperature. It is often used in baking and cooking to add moisture and tenderness to recipes. Liquid shortening can be made from vegetable oils or animal fats.
Vegetable oils are liquid at room temp, while animal fats are solid.
Shortening is solid at room temperature. It is a hydrogenated vegetable oil, the hydrogenation being the thing that makes it solid at room temperature. (Most vegetable 'fats' are usually called oils because they are liquid at room temperature.) Hydrogenated fats are not very good for you.
A polyunsaturated fat is a type of fat that has two or more carbon-carbon double bonds in its chemical structure. It is typically liquid at room temperature due to the presence of these double bonds. Examples include vegetable oils like soybean oil, corn oil, and sunflower oil.