Zusammenfassung der Ressource
fats and oils
- oils are 100% fat
- fats provide 9 calories per gram
- Fat is a nutrient that is essential for body energy, insulation and protection
- Lipids are a family of chemical compounds, which include fats and oils
- great source of energy
- supplies heat
- adds flavor to food
- fat remains in your body the longest
- visible fat is fat you can see
- Hydrogenation is a chemical process making liquid fat a solid fat
- Butter is a fat extracted from milk and churned into a solid
- Margarine is a butter substitute made with fat from plants
- Lard is extracted from animal fats
- carries vitamins
- fat carries vitamins A,D,E, and K
- they only dissolve in water
- protects organs
- saturated
- usually comes from animals
- un-saturated
- Polyunsaturated
- found in veggies and fish
- Monounsaturated
- found in oils and nuts
- trans fat
- Trans fat is an unsaturated fat molecule chemically changed to be a solid fat.
- oils come from fish and plants
- Vegetable Oils are oils extracted from plant sources
- Vegetable Shortenings a blend of oils hydrogenated to become a solid
- Rancid are fats that have begun to decompose
- Cholesterol is a fat-like substance made of glucose or saturated fat
- cholesterol is found in animal tissues
- Monounsaturated fats raise the HDL and Lower the LDL
- HDL cholesterol is good
- LDL cholesterol is bad
- saturated fats raise both
- Polyunsaturated fats lower both