Fats

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  • Created on: 17-06-16 16:22
Is eating fat essential for a balanced diet?
Yes
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Are fats usually solid or liquid at room temperature?
Solid
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Are invisible fats found on meat?
No
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Are invisible fats found in milk?
Yes
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Food that contain the largest quantities of fat usually come from...?
Animal products
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What is the layer of fat under the skin called?
Adipose tissue
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Which vitamins are fat-soluble?
A,D,E,K
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What does fat protect in the body?
Organs
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How many double bonds do saturated fats have?
0
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Are saturated fats stable or weak molecules?
Stable
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Do saturated fats have a linear or curved shape?
Linear
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Is coconut and palm oil rich in saturated or unsaturated fats?
Saturated
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In unsaturated fats, what is missing from the chain of carbon atoms?
Hydrogen atoms
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Can unsaturated fats be packed together easily
No
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Are avocados and cashews a good source of mono-unsaturated fatty acids or poly-unsaturated fatty acids?
Mono-unsaturated
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Is the double bond in mono-unsaturated fats an area of weakness or strength
Weakness
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Are mono or poly more likely to react with oxygen?
Poly
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Omega 3 and 6- does the number indicate the location of the first or second double bond?
First double bond
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What is the proper name for omega 3?
Alpha linolenic acid
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Do trans fatty acids have the hydrogen atoms on the same or opposite side of the double bond?
Opposite
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Do most unsaturated fatty acids exist naturally in the trans or cis form?
Cis
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In food manufacturing, is it possible to cis fatty acids to be changed to trans fatty acids?
Yes
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Does hydrogenation improve or reduce the shelf-life of a product?
Improve
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Is cholesterol a type of fat?
Yes
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Does HDL or LDL help to protect against heart disease?
HDL
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Where is most of the cholesterol manufactured in the body?
Liver
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