Vegetable oil

Vegetable oil or vegoil is fat extracted from plant sources, known as oil plants. Although in principle other parts of plants may yield oil, in practice seeds form the almost exclusive source. Vegetable oils are used as cooking oils and for industrial uses. Some types, such as rapeseed oil, cottonseed oil, or castor oil, are not fit for human consumption without further processing. Vegetable oil is also a saturated fat, meaning it cannot take on any more hydrogen atoms and, therefore, is not soluble in water.

Related Topics:
Fat - Seed - Cooking oil - Rapeseed - Cottonseed oil - Castor oil - Human

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Like all fats, vegetable oils are esters of glycerin and a varying blend of fatty acids, and are insoluble in water but soluble in organic solvents.

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Ester - Glycerin - Fatty acid - Organic solvent

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