Plant Oil

Question 1

where do we extract oil from plants?

Answer 1

we get it from seeds which are crushed and the oil is extracted.

Question 2

carbon - carbon double bonds on vegetable oils are known as what?

Answer 2

unsaturated oils

Question 3

how do we harden vegetable oil

Answer 3

we react the vegetable oil with hydrogen gas

Question 4

oils that are hardened are sometimes called what?

Answer 4

hydrogenated oils

Question 5

how can we mix water and oil together?

Answer 5

making the oil into very small droplets (referred to as emulsion sometimes.)

Question 6

how can we mix water and oil together?

Answer 6

making the oil into very small droplets (referred to as emulsion sometimes.)

Question 7

the tail in a hydrocarbon chain in an emulsifier is what?

Answer 7

hydrophobic

Question 8

the head in a hydrocarbon chain is…

Answer 8

hydrophilic

Question 9

a food additive is…

Answer 9

an additive to food that makes it either preserve longer or taste better.