Lipids Flashcards
Fats and oils contain___kcalories per gram
9
The typical American diet contains about
_____ of its energy from fat
34%
What is the major form on lipids in food and in the body?
triglycerides
If only one fatty acid is attached to the glycerol,
it is called a__________
monoglyceride
If two fatty acids are attached to the glycerol, it
is called a _________
diglyceride
3 fatty acids + glycerol =
triglyceride
What fatty acid has fewer than 6 carbons and remains liquid at cold temperatures?
short-chain
What FA ranges from 6 to12 carbons
and solidify when chilled but are liquid at room
temperature
medium-chain
example of medium chain FA
coconut oil
example of short chain FA
milk
What FA contains between 14 to 22
carbons, are usually solid at room temperature
Long chain
example of long chain FA
beef fat
_______________fatty acids contain no carbon-carbon double bonds. Red meat, butter, cheese and whole milk are high in this like palmitic acid.
Saturated FA
____________ fatty acid contains more than one carbon-carbon double bond
polyunsaturated
__________ FA contains one C-C double bond and is present in olive, peanut oils and nuts and avocados. oleic acid
monounsaturated FA
___________FA is when the first double bond occurs between the six and seventh carbon atom. corn oil, soybean oil and nuts. linoleic acid
omega-6 FA
first double bond occurs between the 3rd and 4th carbon atoms. fish oils
omega 3 FA
____________FA Contain carbons in a chain that are boundto two hydrogens
saturated FA
When fats are exposed to oxygen, the
damage is called _______
rancidity
The essential fatty acids omega-3 and
omega-6 are unsaturated or Saturated?
Unsaturated
Monounsaturated and polyunsaturated
fatty acids are _______ fatty acids
unsaturated
________ fatty acids can be created by
hydrogenation
Trans
______ fatty acids have been shown to raise
blood cholesterol levels and increase the
risk of heart disease
Trans
Phospholipids are lipids attached to a
_______ group
phosphate