Sources of saturated fat.
Are unsaturated fats solid at room temperature.
Monounsaturated fats are typically liquid at room temperature and include canola oil and olive oil.
Leaner animal products such as chicken breast or pork loin often have less saturated fat.
Now imagine the links in a chain that bend move and flow.
Fats made up of saturated fatty acids are solid at room temperature.
There are some exceptions but most are solid at room temperature.
This type of unsaturated fat contains two or more double bonds in their structure.
Polyunsaturated fats include safflower oil sunflower oil and corn oil.
Saturated fats in contrast are typically found in meat products and are solid at room temperature.
Unsaturated fats are more likely found in vegetables as well as in fish.
You can also see that oleic acid is not saturated.
Two of the carbons are connected by a double bond and two of the hydrogens are missing.
Foods that contain more saturated fat are usually solid at room temperature and are sometimes called solid fat.
Fats that are tightly packed with no double bonds between the fatty acids are called saturated fats.
They are liquid at room temperature.