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this is achieved by a hydrogenation reaction. The idea being that the oil molecules are unsaturated double bonds, when their exposed to hydrogen gas at high pressure , this causes hydrogen to be added to the molecules and change the double bonds to single bonds, which is responsible for the phase change from liquid to solid.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 15y agoBasic margarine can be made out of a mix of animal fats or vegetable oils (of most kinds) and milk. Salt adds great flavor, and only a dash of it is needed to make a significant difference.
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Do you need fat to make bread?
butter, margarine, olive oil, any vegetable oil
Were does margarine originally come from?
Vegetable oil
What source does margarine come from?
vegetable oil
When baking cookies can you use margarine instead of vegetable oil?
Yes. Margarine is basically solidified vegetable oil, so you should be able to substitute it in a cookie recipe without a problem.
Do vegetable margarine contain cows milk?
No. Margarine contains oil from canola, sunflower or corn. Margarine is not based on animal fat from milk; butter is.
Can you use melted margarine to substitute vegetable oil when making a cake?
yes
What is added to vegetable oil to make it margarine?
Margarine is produced by emulsification of skim milk into vegetable oil. It is done by adding monoglycerides and diglycerides (which are emulsifiers) to the mixture of oil and water. The mixture is then mixed very rapidly, and cooled at the same time. At the end, the vegetable oil will solidify partly and trap water molecules inside.
Can you substitute vegetable oil with something else in baking?
In cakes: Increase the amount called for by 15% and use vegetable shortening or non-dairy margarine.
Can you use 65 percent margarine spread in making fudge?
The fudge recipe says to use margarine,not the spread kind. All stick margarine says 60-65% vegetable oil spread. Can you use the stick margarine with that label?
How does butter differ from margarine?
Butter is made from milk (cow, goat, buffalo - but you won't find buffalo butter on your store shelf). Margarine is made from vegetable oil.
Is margarine a pork butter?
No. Margarine is vegetable matter, not animal.
What is the equivalent in cooking oil of 1 ounce of margarine?
Margarine is 80% fat and 20% watery, so there is no realcorrespondence.The 0.8 ounce of margarine oil would be equal to 1,82 tablespoon of vegetable oil, but you'd need to add 0.45 tablespoons of whey or some other watery fluid as well.
