Margarine Is Made by Hydrogenating Vegetable Oils So That They

Multiple Choice

Margarine is made by hydrogenating vegetable oils so that they take on the consistency of butter. Propose a chemical basis for this change from a liquid to a solid.

A) Hydrogenation of fats changes them from unsaturated to saturated, which are more solid.
B) Hydrogenation of fats changes them from saturated to unsaturated, which are more solid.
C) Trans fatty acids are changed from saturated to unsaturated, allowing them to solidify.
D) Trans-fatty acids are changed from unsaturated to saturated, allowing them to solidify.