Fatty acids are made from carbon, hydrogen and oxygen. Fatty acids are constructed from the chemical elements carbon, oxygen and hydrogen. Fatty acids can be divided into a carboxylic acid head groupâhence fatty acidâlinked to a long chain of carbon atoms. The bond between the carbon atoms stores a large amount of biochemical energy and is very stable, allowing fats to be an efficient long-term store of energy in your body.
Healthy Eating. Shortening is a solid fat that is derived either from plant or animal sources. Shortening derived from animals comes from lard, while those derived from plants undergo a process known as hydrogenation that changes the chemical composition and allows a normally liquid oil to remain a solid.
A shortening is a solid fat, at room temperature, which is used to make/bake certain pastries and sweets. By using shortening the pastry will not be soft nor elastic, instead it will be set or in other-words crumbly. Such effects are often desired. The volume to weight conversion for vegetable shortening is 1 US cup to 205 grams, or 1 US cup to 7.2 ounces (oz) net weight, at its solid consistency. Convert shortening culinary measuring units between US cup (cup us) and ounces (oz) of shortening but in the other direction from ounces into US cups.