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Non-hydrogenated solid vegetable shortening

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#1 ·
This is kinda silly, but does anyone know how Spectrum Naturals gets their non-hydrogenated solid shortening to stay solid/stable at room temperature? I checked their web site and although they have a wealth of info about what trans fats are, they are tight-lipped about how they get their shortening solid.
 
#2 ·
Spectrum's shortening is palm oil, which is solid at room temp. Palm oil is pretty high in saturated fat. It's 50% saturated, and butter is 66%, for example.

In the industry, palm oil is often called "tree lard" because of its similarity to animal fats.
 
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