Actually, vegetable and other shortenings in the US have water in them and butter, supposedly does not. I really prefer using butter instead of shortening. Some shortening leaves a greasy feel on the lips which I dislike. Father had a dairy and so we grew up with butter and cream a plenty. My DMIL had an old oatmeal cookie recipe that required vegetable shortening (Crisco, specifically) and it made a huge difference. My cholesteral numbers are okay and I'm 79 yrs old. Good luck with your recipes.