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WHAT DO FATTY ACIDS LOOK LIKE? SATURATED FATS
If every carbon atom has its full complement of hydrogen atoms attached, the fat is saturated, meaning it has as many hydrogen atoms as it can possibly hold. The most commonly occurring saturated fatty adds have 10, 12, 14, 16 or 18 carbon atoms in their chains and are found in meat fat, dairy fat, chocolate, processed fats, coconut and palm kernel oils. Increasingly, the saturated fat in our diet now comes in processed foods and originates from vegetable sources such as palm kernel oil.
Saturated fats are usually solid at room temperature (such as dripping, butter or chocolate). They keep fairly well and this makes them attractive to food manufacturers. They also make crisp biscuits and pastry and crunchy coatings on fried food. Because they’re cheap, have a relatively long shelf life and are useful in processed foods, saturated fats are widely used by food manufacturers. Food labelling does not always indicate whether a fat is saturated or unsaturated.
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