Hydrogenation is the process of heating an oil and passing hydrogen bubbles
through it. The fatty acids in the oil then acquire some of the hydrogen, which
makes it more dense. If you fully hydrogenate, you create a solid (a fat) out of
the oil. But if you stop part way, you a semi-solid partially hydrogenated
oil that has a consistency like butter, only it's a lot cheaper.
Because of that consistency, and because it is cheap, it is a big favorite as a
butter-substitute among "food" producers. It gives their products a richer
flavor and texture, but doesn't cost near as much as it would to add butter.
Unlike butter or virgin coconut oil, hydrogenated oils contain high levels of
trans fats. A trans fat is an otherwise normal fatty acid that has been
"transmogrified", by high-heat processing of a free oil. The fatty acids can be
double-linked, cross-linked, bond-shifted, twisted, or messed up in a variety of
other ways.
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There is a huge link with using these oils and obesity.
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