OILSEED

Vegetable oils
Types
Vegetable fats	(list)
Essential oil	(list)
Macerated	(list)
Uses
Drying oil - Oil paint
Cooking oil
Fuel - Biodiesel
Aromatherapy
Components
Saturated fat
Monounsaturated fat
Polyunsaturated fat
Trans fat

Vegetable oil is oil derived from plant sources, as opposed to animal fats or petroleum.

• Vegetable fats and oils are what are most commonly called vegetable oils. These are triglyceride-based, and includes cooking oils like canola oil, solid oils like cocoa butter, oils used in paint like linseed oil and for industrial purposes.

• Essential oils are based on volatile aromatic compounds, and include oils used in flavors, fragrances, and for health purposes, such as lemon oil, or oil of peppermint.

• Macerated oils are oils to which other matter has been added, such as herbs. Typically, the oil used is a food-grade fat-type oil

• Hydrogenated fats and oils are triglyceride-based fats and oils which have been sparged at high temperature and high pressure with hydrogen. The hydrogen bonds with the triglyceride, increasing the molecular weight. Oils are hydrogenated to increase resistance to rancidity (oxidation) or to raise the viscosity and melting point of the fat or oil.

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