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DIETARY FAT [1 record]

Record 1 2002-08-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemical Elements and Compounds
  • Fatty Substances (Food)
CONT

Edible fats and oils are basically esters of glycerol ..., and various fatty acids, most of which have an even number of carbon atoms arranged in a long straight chain.

CONT

In treatises on human food the word "fat" is invariably used. In this connection the term edible fat (to distinguish the product from mineral fat) is to be preferred.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éléments et composés chimiques
  • Corps gras (Ind. de l'aliment.)
CONT

Parmi les huiles et graisses d'origine végétale, il faut distinguer celles employées à des fins alimentaires [...] et celles à emplois industriels [...] Parmi les huiles et graisses alimentaires végétales, citons : L'huile d'arachide [...] L'huile de colza [...] L'huile de soja [...] corps gras [...] consommé tel quel, ou après transformation, sous forme de margarine ou graisse alimentaire.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Elementos y compuestos químicos
  • Substancias grasas (Industria alimentaria)
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