HUMAN NUTRITION

NUTRITION

LIPIDS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Animal Fats are called what at room temperature?
A
Lipids
B
Oils
C
Solid Fats
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -In general, fats that are solid at room temperature come from animals and are saturated fats.

Detailed explanation-2: -Solid fats, also called saturated fats, are fats that are solid at room temperature, such as beef fat, butter, and shortening. Solid fats primarily come from animal foods (exceptions include coconut and palm oil-see below), but can also be man-made by adding hydro-gen atoms to plant-based fats such as vegetable oil.

Detailed explanation-3: -Saturated fats are found in animal-based foods like beef, pork, poultry, full-fat dairy products and eggs and tropical oils like coconut, and palm. Because they are typically solid at room temperature, they are sometimes called “solid fats.”

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