What Is Dietary Fat?
In Nutrition, Biology, and Chemistry, Fat Usually Means Any Ester of Fatty Acids, or a Mixture of Such Compounds, Most Commonly Those That Occur in Living...
In nutrition, biology, and chemistry, fat usually means any ester of fatty acids, or a mixture of such compounds, most commonly those that occur in living beings or in food.
What are examples of dietary fats?
- Monounsaturated fat. This is found in olive, canola, peanut, sunflower and safflower oils, and in avocados, peanut butter and most nuts. It's also are part of most animal fats such as fats from chicken, pork and beef.
- Polyunsaturated fat. This is found in sunflower, corn, soybean and cottonseed oils.
What are dietary fats made of?
Dietary fat is made up of fatty acids. There are two main types of fatty acids: saturated and unsaturated. Fats are called saturated or unsaturated depending on how much of each type of fatty acid they contain. For example, butter is a saturated fat because it has mainly saturated fatty acids.
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