NUT 10 Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Glycerol, The Misunderstood, Unsaturated Fat
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Regulation: fat performs roles in mediating body process. Structure: fat serves the body several way as a structural nutrient. Fat surrounds organs to help protect and cushion them from shock. Monounsaturated nonessential: one double bond c=c, liquid at room temperature, food source: olive oil. Hydrogenation a way to stabilize the unsaturated fat by changing their chemical configuration making the fat saturated. Hydrogenation also forms a new type of fatty acid called trans fat. The fat is now more stable having a longer shelf life. Fat has changed from a liquid to solid at room temperature. Saturated fatty acid is straight and stiff, allowing them to stack easily. Unsaturated fatty acid has a kink which doesn"t allow them to stack easily. Digestion takes place in the small intestine as fat is made soluble in the watery environment then fat can be chemically digested. Bile emulsify triglycerides and wash them into the digestive juices.
