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Definitions of unsaturated fatty acid
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  • canola vegetable oil made from rapeseed; it is high in monounsaturated fatty acids
  • linolenic acid a liquid polyunsaturated fatty acid that occurs in some plant oils; an essential fatty acid
  • alpha-linolenic acid a polyunsaturated fatty acid with 18 carbon atoms; the only omega-3 fatty acid found in vegetable products; it is most abundant in canola oil; a fatty acid essential for nutrition
  • omega-3 fatty acid a polyunsaturated fatty acid whose carbon chain has its first double valence bond three carbons from the beginning
  • polyunsaturated fatty acid an unsaturated fatty acid whose carbon chain has more than one double or triple valence bond per molecule; found chiefly in fish and corn and soybean oil and safflower oil
  • elaidic acid a monounsaturated fatty acid that has the same structure as oleic acid except that it is a trans fatty acid; the major trans fatty acid in margarine and fried foods
  • linolic acid a liquid polyunsaturated fatty acid abundant in plant fats and oils; a fatty acid essential for nutrition; used to make soap
  • omega-6 a polyunsaturated fatty acid whose carbon chain has its first double valence bond six carbons from the beginning
  • trans fatty acid a fatty acid that has been produced by hydrogenating an unsaturated fatty acid (and so changing its shape); found in processed foods such as margarine and fried foods and puddings and commercially baked goods and partially hydrogenated vegetable oils
  • eleostearic acid a crystalline unsaturated fatty acid
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