Abundant trans bonds make partially hydrogenated vegetable oil a very unhealthy food choice. Vegetable oil can also be hydrogenated until it becomes fully saturated with hydrogen atoms. Would the physical properties of the hydrogenated and partially hydrogenated oils differ? If so, how and why would the differences occur? Do you think that full hydrogenation makes vegetable oil more or less healthy to eat, or does it have no effect?
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Chapter 3 Problem 1
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Abundant trans bonds make partially hydrogenated vegetable oil a very unhealthy food choice. Vegetable oil can also be hydrogenated until it becomes fully saturated with hydrogen atoms. Would the physical properties of the hydrogenated and partially hydrogenated oils differ? If so, how and why would the differences occur? Do you think that full hydrogenation makes vegetable oil more or less healthy to eat, or does it have no effect?
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Given:
1. Partial hydrogenation of vegetable oil creates partially hydrogenated vegetable oil.
2. Partial hydrogenation introduces trans bonds into the oil.
3. Abundant trans bonds make partially hydrogenated vegetable oil unhealthy.
4. Vegetable oil can be fully hydrogenated to become fully saturated with hydrogen atoms.
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Title
Biology: The Unity and Diversity of Life 15
Author
Cecie Starr , Ralph Taggart , Christine Evers , Lisa Starr
ISBN
9781337408332
Abundant trans bonds make partially hydrogenated vegetable oil a very unhealthy food choice. Vegetable oil can also be hydrogenated until it becomes fully saturated with hydrogen atoms. Would the physical properties of the hydrogenated and partially hydrogenated oils differ? If so, how and why would the differences occur? Do you think that full hydrogenation makes vegetable oil more or less healthy to eat, or does it have no effect?
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Chapter 3: Problem 1 Biology: The Unity and Diversity of Life 15