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FATS AND OIL ( LIPIDS} | IMPORTANCE, SOURCES OF FATS AND OILS

FATS AND OIL ( LIPIDS}   | IMPORTANCE, SOURCES  OF FATS AND OILS


Hello, Here  in this Article, We are going to tell you things every student must know about FATS AND OILS.
We bet you, most of this things, this will be your first time to know it.
  • ·         IMPORTANCE OF FATS AND OIL
  • ·         SOURES OF FATS AND OIL

ETC.

Fat is one of the three main macronutrients, along with carbohydrate and protein. Fats, also known as triglycerides, are esters of three fatty acid chains and the alcohol glycerol. The terms "lipid", "oil" and "fat" are often confused

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 FATS AND OIL

FATS AND OIL ( LIPIDS}  


Fats are complex organic compound containing carbon, hydrogen and oxygen. They contain high proportions of carbon and oxygen with little oxygen.
  Fats are solid at a room temperature while oil are liquid at room temperature. Liquids fats are called oil.
 Fats are not soluble in water but soluble in solvents like kerosene, ether, chloroform and benzene. Fats are found in both plants and animals. Oils can be obtained from plants and Animal fats by the process of heating ( E.g vegetable oils from groundnuts, coconuts, melon kernel and oil palms fruits}. The oils can be hardened into forms like butter by cooling, freezing  and hydrogenation.

SOURCES OF FATS AND OIL

The sources of fat are ; groundnuts, melons, butter, palm oil, cod-liver oil, margarine, soya beans oil, palm kernel oil fatty meat and fish, coconut oil.

IMPORTANCE OF FATS AND OILS


Below are The importance of fats and oil,
1.        When fats and oil are oxidized, they gives a great amount of energy and heat to the body.
They  yeid more than carbohydrates.

2.       Excess fats are stored under the skin and around some organs like intestine, eyes, gonada, kidneys and heart . These stored fats help to keep the body warm and protect the vital delicates organs.
3.       They act as insulator to nerves and cell membranes.

4.       It must be noted that too much fats in the body is detrimental  to health, hence the amount of fats and carbohydrates in the diet should be carefully regulated.
5.       They go into formation of cell membranes.


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