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  2. Trans fat - Wikipedia

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    High-fat dairy products such as butter contain about 4%. Margarines not reformulated to reduce trans fats may contain up to 15% trans fat by weight, [57] but some reformulated ones are less than 1% trans fat. Shortenings for deep-frying in restaurants can be used for longer than most conventional oils before becoming rancid.

  3. Human nutrition - Wikipedia

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    Saturated and some trans fats are typically solid at room temperature (such as butter or lard), while unsaturated fats are typically liquids (such as olive oil or flaxseed oil). Trans fats are very rare in nature, and have been shown to be highly detrimental to human health, but have properties useful in the food processing industry, such as ...

  4. List of saturated fatty acids - Wikipedia

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    Upload file; Search. Search. ... Download as PDF; Printable version ... Saturated fatty acids are fatty acids that make up saturated fats. Common Name Systematic Name ...

  5. Membrane fluidity - Wikipedia

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    At low temperatures, the lipids are laterally ordered and organized in the membrane, and the lipid chains are mostly in the all-trans configuration and pack well together. The melting temperature T m {\displaystyle T_{m}} of a membrane is defined as the temperature across which the membrane transitions from a crystal-like to a fluid-like ...

  6. 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.

  7. Lard - Wikipedia

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    It has a high saturated fatty acid content and no trans fat. At retail, refined lard is usually sold as paper-wrapped blocks. Many cuisines use lard as a cooking fat or shortening, or as a spread in the same ways as butter. It is an ingredient in various savoury dishes such as sausages, pâtés, and fillings.

  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. Template:Fat composition in different foods (table) - Wikipedia

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    Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects ... Food Saturated Mono-unsaturated Poly-unsaturated As weight percent (%) of total fat; Cooking oils; Algal oil ...