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ID 688801 Last modified 11.11.2014
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Domain foodstuffs - production - products - tradeorganic chemistry
fat
  • rasvhapete ja glütserooli ester
  • any of a group of natural esters of glycerol and various fatty acids, which are solid at room temperature and are the main constituents of animal and vegetable fat
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  • There is no chemical difference between a fat and an oil, the only distinction being that fats are solid at room temperature and oils are liquid.

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