Fats

Question 1

Are fats macronutrients or micronutrients?

Answer 1

Macronutrients

Question 2

What are days called at room temperature?

Answer 2

Oils

Question 3

How much energy does fat provide

Answer 3

9kcals/37KJ per gram

Question 4

What is the basic chemical structure of fat

Answer 4

One glycerol to 3 fatty acids

Question 5

What is a molecule of fat called

Answer 5

Triglyceride

Question 6

What is the difference between saturated and unsaturated fat?

Answer 6

Saturated fatty acids have an extra hydrogen

Question 7

What are essential fatty acid

Answer 7

Fatty acids that cannot be made by the body. There are 2

Question 8

What are the four main functions of fat?

Answer 8

Store of energy under the skin
Insulate the body
Protect the bones and kidneys
Provide dat solvable vitamins A D E and K

Question 9

Where can you find visible solid animal fat.

Answer 9

Butter
Lard
Suet
Ghee
Fat on meat

Question 10

Where can you find invisible solid animal fat?

Answer 10

Cheese
Butter in cake ect.
Meat products e.g sausage
Meat( between muscle cells)
Ready meals and takeaways

Question 11

Where can you find visible solid plant fats?

Answer 11

Veg fat spreads ( margarines)
White veg fat
Coconut cream
Cocoa butter

Question 12

Where can you find invisible solid plant fats?

Answer 12

Processed food
Chocolate
Pastries, cakes ect.

Question 13

Where can you find visible liquid animal fats?

Answer 13

Cod liver oil

Oily fish

Question 14

Where an you find invisible liquid animal fats?

Answer 14

Egg yolk
Milk
Cream
Oily fish

Question 15

Where can you find visible liquid plant fats?

Answer 15

Nut and seed oils

Question 16

Where can you find invisible liquid plan fats?

Answer 16

Seeds
Nuts
Fruit
Vegetables
Fried food
Processed food

Question 17

What are the effects of a deficiency of fat?

Answer 17

Rare
Weight loss if carb intake also reduces
Chill quickly 
Bruise easily and bones hurt if knocked
Deficiency of ADEK

Question 18

What are the effects of an excess of fat?

Answer 18

Foods containing fat are energy dense. If fat not used up in physical activity it will be stored under skin in adipose tissue and in intestine (visceral fat) meaning body will gain weight and become obese
Can also build up in coronary artery leading to coronary heart disease