c) What is hydrogenation? What are the harmful health effects of partial
hydrogenation of fats?
ANS- Hydrogenation – to treat with hydrogen – is a chemical reaction between molecular hydrogen (H2) and another compound or element, usually in the presence of a catalyst such as nickel, palladium or platinum. The process is commonly employed to reduce or saturate organic compounds.
Partially hydrogenated oils contain trans fats, which are particularly bad for your heart health. ... Trans fat seems to be as detrimental to heart health as saturated fat, which may be because trans fat is difficult to digest so your body processes it as saturated fat.
No comments:
Post a Comment