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What is a solid form of vegetable fat?

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Shortening is solid at room temperature. It is a hydrogenated vegetable oil, the hydrogenation being the thing that makes it solid at room temperature. (Most vegetable 'fats' are usually called oils because they are liquid at room temperature.) Hydrogenated fats are not very good for you.

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