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Lipids / Fats - even numbered carbons - Coggle Diagram
Lipids / Fats - even numbered carbons
Source
Plant source - PEanut, SOya, Gingelly
Animal sources - Butter, Lard Tallow, Cod liver oil
Microbial sources
Presence
Simple lipids - Coconut oil
Compound lipids - Colour
Derived Lipids - Phyto sterols
Structure
Chain length
Short chain fatty acids - C2 - C8
Medium chain - C10 - C14
Long chain fatty acids
Degree of saturation
Saturated fatty acids - Butyric acid - Butter, Lauric acid - Coconut
Unsaturated
Mono Unsaturated FA (MUFA) - one double bond
Poly unsaturated Fatty acid - PUFA - More than one double bond
Two double bonds - Linoleic acid - Sesame oil, groundnut oul
3 double bonds - Linolenic acid - Soyabean oil
4 and 5 double bonds - Arachidonic acid - Peanut/ Groundnut oil
Nutritional importance
Essential Fatty acids - linoleic acid
Non essential fatty acids