Definition: Hydrogenation
EU legislation
Catalytic process aimed at saturating double bonds of oils/fats/fatty acids, carried out at high temperature under hydrogen pressure, in order to obtain partially of or fully saturated triglycerides/fatty acids, or aimed at obtaining polyols by reduction of carbonyl groups of carbohydrates to hydroxyl groups
Source:
European Union, Commission Regulation (EU) No 68/2013 of 16 January 2013 on the Catalogue of feed materials, Official Journal of the European Union No L 29, 30.1.2013, p. 5
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