Hydrogenated vegetable oil is a kind of artificial oil, including creamer, non-dairy creamer, margarine, cocoa butter substitute and so on. It is made from ordinary vegetable oil by adding hydrogen at a certain temperature and pressure.
Hydrogenated vegetable oil has increased hardness, maintained solid shape, enhanced plasticity, fusion and emulsification, and can make food more crisp. At the same time, it can prolong the shelf life of food, so it is widely used in food processing. Hydrogenated vegetable oil contains trans fatty acids, which are harmful to human body and health if eaten in excess.
hydrogenated vegetable oil
Hydrogenated vegetable oil is a kind of artificial oil, including creamer, non-dairy creamer, margarine, cocoa butter substitute and so on. It is made from ordinary vegetable oil by adding hydrogen at a certain temperature and pressure. Hydrogenated vegetable oil has increased hardness, maintained solid shape, enhanced plasticity, fusion and emulsification, and can make food more crisp.
It can also prolong the shelf life of food. Vegetable oil is liquid at room temperature. In order to make it suitable for margarine and ghee, it was hydrogenated and became more saturated by adding hydrogen atoms to the original chemical structure. Hydrogenated vegetable oil has increased hardness, maintained solid shape and enhanced plasticity, which can make food more crisp.