Partially Hydrogenated Oil (PHO) What is Partially Hydrogenated Oil (PHO)? Partially Hydrogenated Oil (PHO) is vegetable oil in a solid form at room temperatures. To make PHO, vegetable oil is placed in the presence of hydrogen and a catalyst. During this process, the C=C bonds are dismantled, forming a solid fat which increases [...]
Trans Fat Also known as trans fatty acids or TFA What is Trans Fat? Trans fat is a type of fat/oil which contains fatty acids with at least one trans bond. Trans fats are generally formed as side-reactions during hydrogenation but can also occur naturally in certain fats from animal sources.1 Trans [...]
Oil What is Oil? Oil is a plant-derived fat that remains liquid at room temperature. It can be obtained from soybean, sunflower, corn, linseed, palm, coconut, rapeseed, olives, peanut, canola and many other plants. Oils are made up of a mixture of triglycerides containing fatty acids of various lengths and composition. They [...]
Shortening is used in baking to create flaky pie crust. Shortening Also known as Crisco® or Fat What is Shortening? Shortening is an edible fat that is solid at room temperature. It shortens the gluten strands in wheat, which provides three textural attributes in baked goods: A short bite A lubricative moist texture [...]
