I am doing a simple lab (making soap) and one of the post-lab questions is to calculate the ratio of NaOH to triglycerides. I know the olive oil I used is a triglyceride, but I don't know if the Crisco I used is.
2007-01-30 11:19:29 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry
yes it is, like every fat.
Crisco is hydrogenated and refined cottonseed oil.
Cottonseed oil is rich in palmitic acid (22-26%), oleic acid (15-20%), linoleic acid (49-58%) and 10% mixture of arachidic acid, behenic acid and lignoceric acid. It also contains about 1% sterculic acids and malvalic acids in the crude oil. The cyclopropene acids are undesirable components, but they are largely removed during refining, particularly deodorization, and also during hydrogenation. They are not considered to present any health hazard in cottonseed oil.
2007-01-30 11:36:17 · answer #1 · answered by scientific_boy3434 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes Crisco is a triglceride, it is a hydrogenated mixture of vegetable oils.
2007-01-30 19:34:04 · answer #2 · answered by science teacher 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋