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Fat Sources - correct answer ✔✔Animal Sources
-Tallow form adipose of beef
-Lard from adipose in pig
Plant Sources
-Oils from seeds of plants
Food Fats - correct answer ✔✔Tallow
Lard
Palm Oil
Butter
Margarine
Olive Oil
Canola Oil
Soybean Oil
Corn Oil - correct answer ✔✔12.7% Saturated 82.9% Unsaturated
Palm Oil - correct answer ✔✔49.3% Saturated 46.3% Unsaturated
Saturated Fatty Acids - correct answer ✔✔Solid at room temperature, linear, no double bonds
-Trans conformation
, Unsaturated Fatty Acids - correct answer ✔✔Liquid at room temperature, kinky, one or more
double bonds present
-Cis conformation
Nomenclature for Fatty Acids - correct answer ✔✔Number of carbons : number of double
bonds
Delta System
-From Carboxyl
Omega System
-From Methyl
Triglyceride - correct answer ✔✔Glycerol + 3 Fatty Acids
Fat Crystals - correct answer ✔✔Alpha Crystals are unstable
Beta Prime Crystals are stable and small
-fast cooling> form these crystals
Beta Coarse are larger
-Slow cooling> form these crystals
Polymorphic Fat - correct answer ✔✔Singly type of fat that can exist in multiple states/crystals
Melting Point Increases if... - correct answer ✔✔Longer Chain
More trans conformation
More saturated
More beta crystals