fats and oils 01

introduction

animal carcasses

the first dietary fat used by humans probably came from …

butter

a heavy, cream-colored liquid rising to the top of milk [can be separated, churned, then used] is called …

seed type

this determined the kind of vegetable oil produced

seed types

• safflower

• sunflower

• sesame

• cottonseed

• olive

• corn

kinds of nuts that provide a variety of oils

• almonds

• walnuts

• peanuts

• macadamia nuts

fruits high in fat

• coconut

• avocado

margarine

due to wartime shortages, as a butter replacement, this was created by the thickening of vegetable oil — a process first introduced in the 1860s

vegetable shortenings

the continued thickening of vegetables past the soft margarine stage resulted in a thick, white paste used for frying called …