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I don't know of science (which would be good to have), but it seem unlikely. Fat is broken down in the digestive system by various enzymes, and potentially dissolved in various solvents in the body. The simplistic analysis of melting temperatures is not useful, you need to figure out what happens in the context of the human body (other animals will have a different digestive system) which is very different from what happens on your kitchen counter.



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