Nutrition
Macronutrient
This type of fat has no double bonds
Saturated
This function of fat stops you from excessive snacking.
Feeling full
This saturated fat is often used in cooking and baking and is made from milk.
Butter
What 4 vitamins require fat to be absorbed, otherwise known as fat soluble vitamins
A, D, E, K
Unsaturated fats are in this state at room temperature
Liquid
When making scones we leave the butter in small chunks because it contributes to this function.
Texture
This fat comes from a tropical fruit that's white on the inside and brown on the outside. What is the fat?
Coconut oil
After digestion, fat molecules are broken down into these.
Fatty Acids
Saturated and unsaturated fats are both part of a healthy balanced diet, what type of fat is not.
Transfat
Flavour
These leathery black fruits have a silky green inside full of healthy unsaturated fats.
Avocado
What is the term for a fat that must be consumed in the diet.
Essential
You cannot get these polyunsaturated fats from anywhere but your diet.
Essential fatty acids
Cholesterol is important for creating what in the body?
Hormones
These foods are high in both fats and protein and are often used to make butters, spreads, trail mix, or garnish salads and stir fries.
Nuts and seeds
This organ is made up of 60% fat and needs adequate fat in the diet to function properly.
The Brain
Avocados are rich in a fat that when pressed is liquid at room temperature, what kind of fat is this?
Unsaturated fat
Fat prevents flour from absorbing water and weakens gluten bonds, what does this do in baking?
Tenderizes
This type of oil comes from small black seeds from yellow flowers and originates from Canada.
Canola Oil