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Triglyceride/1/en
Any ester of glycerol having all three hydroxyl groups esterified with fatty acids
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Any ester of glycerol having all three hydroxyl groups esterified with fatty acids
Types of
fats
in
food
Saturated fat
Unsaturated fat
Monounsaturated fat
Polyunsaturated fat
Components
Fatty acid
(
Essential fatty acid
)
Omega−3
Omega−6
Omega−7
Omega−9
Triglyceride
Cholesterol
Manufactured fats
Fat hydrogenation
Trans fat
Fat interesterification
v
t
e
Example of an unsaturated fat triglyceride (C
55
H
98
O
6
). Left part:
glycerol
; right part, from top to bottom:
palmitic acid
,
oleic acid
,
alpha-linolenic acid
.