Chapter 5.2

Name one (1) raw material for the production of vegetable shortening.

Fully-hydrogenated oil contains trans fats.

• True

• False

Name one (1) process that will convert liquid oil to solid fat.

Oils after hydrogenation have longer shelf-life.

• True

• False

The number of double bonds diminished after hydrogenation.

• True

• False

The oils exert higher melting points after hydrogenation.

• True

• False

What are the adverse health effects after consuming trans fats?

Which of the following has the highest melting point?

• Butter

• Oil

• Lard

• Shortening

Cookies made of shortening will be softer than those made of butter.

• True

• False

• Maybe

• I don't know