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  2. List of saturated fatty acids - Wikipedia

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    View history; Tools. Tools. move to sidebar hide. Actions ... Saturated fatty acids are fatty acids that make up saturated fats. Common Name

  3. Saturated fat - Wikipedia

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    A saturated fat is a type of fat in which the fatty acid chains have all single bonds between the carbon atoms. A fat known as a glyceride is made of two kinds of smaller molecules: a short glycerol backbone and fatty acids that each contain a long linear or branched chain of carbon (C) atoms.

  4. Fat - Wikipedia

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    Trans fat has been found to act like saturated in raising the blood level of LDL ("bad cholesterol"); but, unlike saturated fat, it also decreases levels of HDL ("good cholesterol"). The net increase in LDL/HDL ratio with trans fat, a widely accepted indicator of risk for coronary artery disease, is approximately double that due to saturated fat.

  5. Omega-6 fatty acid - Wikipedia

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    The evening primrose flower (O. biennis) produces an oil containing a high content of γ-linolenic acid, a type of omega−6 fatty acid.Omega−6 fatty acids (also referred to as ω−6 fatty acids or n−6 fatty acids) are a family of polyunsaturated fatty acids that have in common a final carbon-carbon double bond in the n−6 position, that is, the sixth bond, counting from the methyl end.

  6. Traffic light rating system - Wikipedia

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    Fat: less than 1.5g between 1.5g and 8.75g more than 8.75g per 100ml or 10.5g per portion Saturated fats: less than 0.75g between 0.75g and 2.5g more than 2.5g per 100ml or 3g per portion Sugar: less than 2.5g between 2.5g and 11.25g more than 11.25g per 100ml or 13.5g per portion Salt: less than 0.3g between 0.3g and 0.75g more than 0.75g per ...

  7. Fatty acid metabolism - Wikipedia

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    The digestion products consisting of a mixture of tri-, di- and monoglycerides and free fatty acids, which, together with the other fat soluble contents of the diet (e.g. the fat soluble vitamins and cholesterol) and bile salts form mixed micelles, in the watery duodenal contents (see diagrams on the right). [27] [29]

  8. Template:Comparison of cooking fats - Wikipedia

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    Properties of common cooking fats (per 100 g) Type of fat Total fat (g) Saturated fat (g) Mono­unsaturated fat (g) Poly­unsaturated fat (g) Smoke point; Butter [1]: 81

  9. Guideline Daily Amount - Wikipedia

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    GDAs are guidelines for healthy adults and children about the approximate amount of calories, fat, saturated fat, total sugars, and sodium/salt they should consume each day. [1] The GDA labels have the percentage of daily value per serving and the absolute amount per serving of these categories.