Fats Flashcards
What is fat?
A macronutrient.
What are saturated fats?
Foods that contain lots of saturated fatty acids.
What are unsaturated fats?
Fats that contain a lot of unsaturated fatty acids.
What is the chemical composition of fats and what is it called?
Triglyceride:
3 fatty acids for every glycerol.
What are oils?
Fats which are liquid at room temperature.
What are visible fats and oils?
Fat in foods which is present (you can see it).
What are invisible fats and oils?
Fats that are combined with other ingredients in food (you can’t see them).
What are the two types of fats and oils?
Animal and plant.
Give two examples of visible and invisible animal fats?
Visible: butter, fat on meat
Invisible: butter in cakes, cheese
Give two examples of visible and invisible plant fats?
Visible: vegetable fat spreads (margarine), cocoa butter
Invisible: chocolate, cakes made with vegetable fat spreads
Give two examples of visible and invisible animal oils?
Visible: cod liver oil, oily fish
Invisible: milk, egg yolk
Give two examples of visible and invisible plant oils.
Visible: sunflower oil, olive oil
Invisible: nuts, fried foods
What are the four functions of fat?
Protect bones and kidney from damage
Give body vitamins A, D, E, K
Insulation
Energy stored in adipose tissue
What are the two effects of excess fat?
Obesity and coronary heart disease.
How does excess fat cause coronary heart disease?
Fat deposits build up in the arteries around the heart.
