You look at the label on a container of shortening and see the words "hydrogenated vegetable oil." This means that during processing, the number of carbon-carbon double bonds in the oil was decreased. What is the result of decreasing the number of double bonds?

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Hydrogenation causes the unsaturated fatty acid chains to become saturated, meaning that the number of double bonds decreases. This results in the oil becoming solid at room temperature, which is characteristic of shortening.

You Look at the Label on a Container of Shortening