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Image: link to a Wikipedia Image file of the fat or oil in question. Name: Name of the fat or oil (use article title if article is on the fat or oil in question) Composition: - enable section bar; Water content: Total percentage, by weight. Give minimum and maximum values if there's a range. Fat content: Total percentage, by weight. Give ...
Type of fat Total fat (g) Saturated fat (g) Monounsaturated fat (g) Polyunsaturated fat (g) Smoke point; Butter [1] 81 51 21 3 150 °C (302 °F) [2] Canola oil [3 ...
Common Name Systematic Name Structural Formula Lipid Numbers Propionic acid: Propanoic acid CH 3 CH 2 COOH : C3:0 Butyric acid: Butanoic acid CH 3 (CH 2) 2 COOH : C4:0 Valeric acid
Food sources of healthy fats incl. Photos: Canva. Design: Eat This, Not That!When it comes to navigating the world of fats, it's important to remember that not all fats are created equal. Despite ...
In wet rendering, pig fat is boiled in water or steamed at a high temperature and the lard, which is insoluble in water, is skimmed from the surface of the mixture or separated in an industrial centrifuge. In dry rendering, the fat is exposed to high heat in a pan or oven without water (a process similar to frying bacon).
General chemical structure of food fats (triglyceride). R 1 , R 2 and R 3 are alkyl groups (approx. 20%) or alkenyl groups (approx. 80%). Olive oil is composed mainly of the mixed triglyceride esters of oleic acid , linoleic acid , palmitic acid and of other fatty acids , [ 100 ] [ 101 ] along with traces of squalene (up to 0.7%) and sterols ...
Omega-3 and omega-6 fats have anti-inflammatory properties, and increasing your intake of these unsaturated fats is heart-friendly. Swapping out saturated fats for omega-6s may lower LDL (bad ...
Concerns were also expressed at a 2010 conference of the American Dietetic Association that a blanket recommendation to avoid saturated fats could drive people to also reduce the amount of polyunsaturated fats, which may have health benefits, and/or replace fats by refined carbohydrates — which carry a high risk of obesity and heart disease. [75]