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Is trans fat an unsaturated fatty acid that has been changed to a polyunsaturated fatty acid?
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What what is trans fat?
Trans fats are saturated fats used to extend the shelf life of manys foods. Trans fats are responsible for lowering good cholesterol and raising bad cholestrol.
Unsaturated fatty acids that have changed to saturated fatty acids are called?
trans fat
What are the good fats?
These are mono-unsaturated and poly-unsaturated fatty acids. Examples: fats from nuts, seeds, seeweed, vegetables oils, etc.
When polyunsaturated oils are hydrogenated?
trans fatty acids are produced?
Which fat is better for you saturated fat polyunsaturated fat hydrogenated fat trans fatty acids?
polyunsaturated fat
What is trans fat-?
an unsaturated fatty acid that has been changed to a saturated fatty acid
How manufacturers make trans fat?
They remove hydrogen from polyunsaturated fats
What are the types of fats?
Poly-unsaturated Mono-unsaturated Saturated
Can all fatty acids be synthesized in the body?
No, not all fatty acids can be synthesized by the body. The body is not capable of synthesizing polyunsaturated or trans fatty acids.
What are lipid types other than unsaturated?
The two types are saturated and unsaturated. In the unsaturated there are two subtypes: monounsaturated and polyunsaturated. There are five isomer types: cis-, trans-, ortho-, meta-, and para-
What are two type of fats?
Saturated and Unsaturated.
What does the term 'polyunsaturated' on a margarine container mean?
It means that this margarine contains (one or more) types of polyunsaturated fats.Polyunsaturated fats are triglycerides in which the hydrocarbon tails constitutes polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) (fatty acids possessing more than a single carbon-carbon double bond)."Unsaturated" refers to the fact that the molecules contain less than the maximum amount of hydrogen. These materials exist as cis or trans isomers depending on the geometry of the double bond. 'Cis-bond' fats are more healthy than trans-fats.Some types of PUFA's:Omega-3,6 fatty acidOmega-3, 6, 9 fatty acidConjugated linoleic acid
