edible oil

Vegetable fats and oils may be edible or inedible. Examples of inedible vegetable fats and oils include processed , , and used in lubricants, paints, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, and other industrial purposes. Although thought of and a varying blend of , fats and oils also typically contain free

The distinction between oils and fats is imprecise, since definitions of room temperature vary, and typically natural oils have a melting range instead of a single melting point.

Vegetable fats and oils are lipid materials derived from plants. Physically, oils are liquid at , and fats are solid. Chemically, both fats and oils are composed of , as contrasted with which lack in their structure. Although many different parts of plants may yield oil, in commercial practice, oil is extracted primarily from .

Oils extracted from plants have been used in many cultures, since ancient time.