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Tallow is beef fat, a trigylceride.

Hydrogenation breaks the double bonds of a hydrocarbon, and replaces them with single carbon atoms. This process is known as "saturation" - you're saturating all the bonds with carbon.

Generally, hydrogenated fats are solids, and less hydrogenated fats are liquids. Hydrogenation is sometimes called "hardening" the fats involved.

Tallow, on the other hand, is pretty hard already. There aren't many bonds that aren't already saturated. Hydrogenated tallow would be a slightly stiffer fat than ordinary tallow.

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Hydrogenated tallow is a compound made from animal fat that has undergone hydrogenation, a process that adds hydrogen to the fat molecules to alter their properties. It is often used in the production of soaps, candles, and cosmetics due to its creamy texture and moisturizing properties.

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