Functions in Foods
This is solid at room temperature
What is Fats or Fat?
This is a major type of fat found in food and in bodies
What is triglycerides?
These are the two sources of where cholesterol is found.
Adding hydrogen to an unsaturated lipid is what process?
This helps fats stay in water-based solutions. Examples: Mayo
What are phospholipids?
Cholesterol is transported throughout the body by this, they are also clusters of lipid & protein molecules
What is lipoproteins?
Mixture that contains a nonpolar lipid & a water-based
What is an emulsion?
These are organic molecules that consist of a carbon chain with a carboxyl group (C atom + 2 O atoms + 1 H atom)
What are fatty acids?
This can increase LDL or the "bad" cholesterol.
What are trans fats?
This is a complex chain reaction when lipids are exposed to oxygen; causes lipids to deteriorate and is more likely to occur in unsaturated oils.
What is auto-oxidation?
Name an example of a function lipids have in the body
What is...
-growth development
-cell division and production
-transports fat-soluble vitamins
-cushions organs
-maintains body temperature
-supplies energy
This carries cholesterol from the blood back to the liver, which processes the cholesterol for elimination from the body and the counterpart carries cholesterol from the liver to the rest of the body.
What are high-density lipoproteins and low-density lipoproteins?
This is a form of food spoilage; not necessarily
harmful to health, but has potential to be depending on product/time. It can be unappetizing color and flavor changes.
What is Rancidity?
Name three examples of what Omega 3-Fatty Acids do for our bodies.
What are...
-Help lower triglyceride levels in the blood
-Slow growth of plaque in the arteries
-Reduce joint inflammation
-Prevent heartbeat irregularities
-Strengthen brain-cell membranes cell-to-cell communication
-Reduce mental decline
Name the 3 controllable factors and the 4 uncontrollable factors that affect cholesterol.
Controllable:
-diet
-weight
-exercise
Uncontrollable:
-age/gender
-diabetes
-heredity
-medical conditions or medications