Margarine

High school (ages 12+)
Food & Cooking

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/margarine

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the year of patent?1869
2. What is the inventor?Hippolyte Mège-Mouriès
3. What is margarine and how is it made?Margarine is a spread that looks like butter. It is made by turning liquid vegetable oils into a solid using processes like hydrogenation or interesterification.
4. Why was margarine invented?Margarine was invented in 1869 to give people a cheaper, stable fat when butter was expensive and hard to keep warm.

Unsaturated Fats: Fats with double bonds in their fatty acid chains, typically liquid at room temperature.
Trans Fats: Unsaturated fats with a specific molecular structure, often created during hydrogenation, linked to health risks.
Emulsifiers: Substances that help mix liquids that normally don't mix, like oil and water.
Triglycerides: The main form of fat found in the body and in food.