This review explores the potential of punicic acid in pomegranate seed oil as a nutraceutical for cardiovascular health.

Tridecanoic acid (C13) is a rare, odd-chain saturated fatty acid produced mainly by gut and rumen microbes, entering ...

Anti-inflammatory foods can help boost your body’s ability to combat inflammation and the diseases it can cause.

As a result of the frying process, residual frying oils (RFOs) form a mixture of triglycerides and fatty acids, contaminated by some by-products during the frying process such as free fatty acids ...

Coconut oil is almost 100% fat, most of which is saturated fat. However, the structure of fat in coconut oil differs from that of many animal products, which mainly consist of long-chain fatty acids.

Fats: The structure of a fat is a triglyceride, which is glycerol (a form of glucose) with three fatty acids attached. These fatty acids can be saturated, monounsaturated, or polyunsaturated.

FAs are important in cellular processes such as membrane structure, energy storage, and signaling. However, challenges remain in preparing stable FA solutions due to their amphipathic nature and low ...

The WHO states: “Fat consumed by everyone two years of age and older should be primarily unsaturated fatty acids, with no more than 10 percent of total energy intake coming from saturated fatty acids ...

Medically reviewed by Suzanne Fisher, RD Polyunsaturated fat (PUFA) is a type of "good" or healthy dietary fat. It can help lower your low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol (considered "bad" ...