Polyunsaturated fats are triglycerides in which the hydrocarbon tails constitutes polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) (fatty acids possessing more than a single carbon–carbon double bond). Polyunsaturated fat can be found mostly in nuts, seeds, fish, algae, leafy greens, and krill. `Unsaturated` refers to the fact that the molecules contain les.....
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A fat that contains more thanone carbon-carbon double bond. ... (09 Oct 1997) ...
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a fat containing polyunsaturated fatty acids.
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(poly-un-SATCH-er-ay-ted) A highly unsaturated fat that is liquid at room temperature. Fats that are in foods are combinations of monounsaturated, polyunsaturated, and saturated fatty acids. Polyunsaturated fats are found in greatest amounts in corn, soybean, and safflower oils, and many types of nuts. They have the same number of calories as other...
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A type of fat that is found in large amounts in foods from plants, including safflower, sunflower and corn oil.
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A type of fat found in safflower, sunflower, and corn oils. Can help lower LDL cholesterol when substituted for saturated fat in the diet.
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n] - a class of fats having long carbon chains with many double bonds unsaturated with hydrogen atoms
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a fat or oil that contains well below the maximum number of hydrogen atoms possible; thought to reduce the risk of coronary heart disease
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noun a class of fats having long carbon chains with many double bonds unsaturated with hydrogen atoms; used in some margarines; supposedly associated with low blood cholesterol
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A fat containing polyunsaturated (a term used to denote more than one unsaturated bond - that is, more than one place where hydrogen can be added to the
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a type of fat found in vegetable oils and margarines that does not appear to raise blood cholesterol levels.
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The major fat in most vegetable oils, including corn, safflower, sunflower, and soybean oils. These oils are liquid at room temperature. Polyunsaturated fat actually tends to lower LDL cholesterol levels but may reduce HDL cholesterol levels as well.
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A type of fat that can be substituted for saturated fats in the diet and can reduce LDL ''bad'' cholesterol.
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