HUMAN NUTRITION

NUTRITION

NUTRITION ANALYSIS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Trans fatty acids are formed when certain oils are processed into solids.
A
True
B
False
C
Either A or B
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Trans fats are produced during hydrogenation of vegetable oils, making the oil more solid than liquid in nature. This process is used in the food industry to produce partially or fully hydrogenated vegetable oils.

Detailed explanation-2: -Trans-fatty acids are manufactured fats created during a process called hydrogenation, which is aimed at stabilizing polyunsaturated oils to prevent them from becoming rancid and to keep them solid at room temperature.

Detailed explanation-3: -Trans fatty acids are produced in the margarine manufacturing process when liquid vegetable oils are hydrogenated to form a semisolid or solid fat with many of the same properties as animal fats and, in some cases, to increase the oxidative and thermal stability of the fat or oil.

Detailed explanation-4: -Trans fats are semi-solid at room temperature owing the position of one (or more) of its chemical bonds being in the “trans-“ rather than the “cis-“ position. There are two types of trans fats: natural and artificial. Artificial trans fats start off as vegetable oils, which are liquid at room temperature.

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