NUTR 1010 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Omega-6 Fatty Acid, Canola, Peanut Butter
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Lipids are a large group of molecules that are not soluble in water and all are non- polar molecules. Triglycerides what it means when we say fat body fat as triglycerides. Length affects how it is digested and processed in the body; its function in the body, and its properties before/when you eat it; ex. Lauric acid fat in chocolate that makes it feel nice in your mouth, medium length. Saturated fats (sfa) have no double bonds, while unsaturated fats have 1 or more double bonds (which removes one of the hydrogen molecules). Affects whether food is a solid or liquid at room temperature (butter is very saturated); how they are processed in. Polyunsaturated (pufa) = 2 or more double bonds the body (poly, do not stack because of the bonds, so molecules can shift around; liquid at room temp); health. Saturated fats: all animal foods, ice cream, butter, tropical oils (coconut oil).