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Old 09-17-2004, 08:21 AM
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Originally Posted by coachgeo
... It also has a high iodine number which is bad in that this indicates it gells easy. ...
You are both right and wrong. It does gel easily, but that is because it has a low iodine number. The higher the iodine number, the more double bonds you have (or the less saturated an oil is). The more saturated it is (fewer double bonds) the higher the gel point.
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