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Unsaturated oil refers to a fatty acid which has at least one double bond. It means that it does not have all the hydrogen atoms and is considered to be healthy.

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What foods are unsaturated fat?

Most all fatty foods will contain some unsaturated fats. Olive oil is particularly high in the mono-unsaturated fats. Most all vegetarian sources of fat are high in mono-unsaturated fats,and poly-unsaturated fats. Saturated fat in plants sources tends to be present in low amounts and/or a type that does not promote atherosclerosis. And exception maybe palm oil. List of various examples includes; olives (and oil), flax seed (meal and oil), canola oil, avocados, and nuts.


Is safflower oil saturated or unsaturated?

it is 86% unsaturated


How do you know unsaturated fat is in vegetable oil?

An unsaturated oil will decolorize bromine water.


Does vegetable oil contain unsaturated fat?

=yes vegetable oil does contain unsaturated fat=


How do you analysis fat or oil?

An oil is a type of fat. Fats are divided into saturated and unsaturated. Generally, saturated fats come from animals and are solid at room temperature, and unsaturated fats come from plant sources and are liquid at room temperature. Oils are most often examples of unsaturated fats, such as canola oil.


What are the two most unsaturated oils?

extra virgin olive oil...maybe vinegar?


Is peanut oil an unsaturated fatty acid?

Peanut oil ( or Groundnut oil as it is known in Europe) is transfat free. Source: http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/fats.html


Is corn oil saturated or unsaturated fat?

Corn oil is mostly unsaturated. It contains about 13% saturated fatty acids.


Are oil unsaturated?

Oils are predominately unsaturated. They contain a mixture of saturated and unsaturated fats. They typically contain between 50% and 95% unsaturated fats .


Examples of unsaturated fats?

Unsaturated fats are plant fats. They are unsaturated because their carbons do not have the full amount of hydrogens attached and they have double bonds. These fats are thought to be better for your heart health than saturated fats which are fats found in animal products. Examples of unsaturated fats: Olive oil Canola oil sunflower oil Safflower oil Flax seed oil there are may more. Unsaturated fats can be monounsaturated or poly unsaturated.


How can you make monomer molecules unsaturated?

That depends what the monomer is. Most unsaturated monomers are manufactured commercially from crude oil. Ethene, for instance, is made by cracking the gas oil fraction of crude oil. Vinyl chloride is then made from ethene. Styrene is made from benzene and ethene.


Is mineral oil an unsaturated fat?

No.