If not hydrogenated, how are spreads from olive oil made?
I read that many spreads are non hydrogenated, so then how are they made solid?
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Olive oil contains a certain percentage of saturated fats, which are probably separated out and used. Alternatively, there is a process called interestification that is sometimes used to make more solid forms of non-solid fats without hydrogenation.
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Is olive oil hydrogenated or not?
Cooking oils do not hydrogenate or create trans fats during home cooking, even beyond the smoke point. A 1999 study published in the International Journal of Fats and Oils fried potatoes in olive oil at 356\xb0F for 15 minutes. The oil was reused 8 times and sampled after each use.Are olive oil spreads healthy?
Healthier alternatives to butter or margarine include olive oil and other vegetable oil\u2013based spreads, which contain beneficial mono- and polyunsaturated fats. Next time you tear into a warm loaf of bread or roll, consider dipping it in olive oil rather than coating it in butter.What is non hydrogenated cooking oil?
It's less saturated than butter and contains no trans fat. Hydrogenation is a chemical process which adds hydrogen to a fat. It would turn liquid fats at room temperature (such as vegetable oils) into solid fats. Non hydrogenated, means this palm oil shortening has not received such chemical process.What is olive oil spread?
Olive oil spread is simply olive oil kept at a cold enough temperature that it solidifies.Making margarine from olive oil
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I can't say for sure, but it's possible that it's simply achieved through temperature -- olive oil will solidify in your refrigerator.
(I make basil infused olive oil, which I then keep in the fridge. You have to keep it in a jar so you can extract it, because it won't pour at fridge temps)
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