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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
Download as PDF; Printable version ... Food Saturated Mono-unsaturated Poly-unsaturated As weight percent (%) of total fat; Cooking oils; Algal oil [1] 4: 92: 4 ...
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
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.
Omega-3 fatty acids, also called ω−3 fatty acids or n−3 fatty acids, [1] are polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs). Omega−3 fatty acids are important for normal metabolism.
Types of fats in food; Saturated fat; Unsaturated fat. Monounsaturated fat; Polyunsaturated fat; Components; Fatty acid (Essential fatty acid) Omega−3; Omega−6; Omega−7; Omega−9; Triglyceride; Cholesterol; Manufactured fats; Fat hydrogenation. Trans fat; Fat interesterification
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 ...
A sample nutrition facts label, with instructions from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration [1] Nutrition facts placement for two Indonesian cartons of milk The nutrition facts label (also known as the nutrition information panel, and other slight variations [which?]) is a label required on most packaged food in many countries, showing what nutrients and other ingredients (to limit and get ...