Question: What Is Fractionated Oil?
Answer: Fractionated oils are are heated, then cooled. This process separates the oil into different fractions, which is where the name comes from. The fractions with the higher melting points are thicker at room temperature and are sometimes used as an ingredient in chocolate coatings to keep them from melting at room temperature.
Tropical oils like coconut, palm, and palm kernel oil are the oils that are usually fractionated. These oils are high in saturated fats and it's important to know that fractionation doesn't remove the saturated fats.
