fatty oils
31Trans fatty acid — An unhealthy substance, also known as trans fat, made through the chemical process of hydrogenation of oils. Hydrogenation solidifies liquid oils and increases the shelf life and the flavor stability of oils and foods that contain them. Trans fat …
32Essential fatty acid interactions — For introductory details to this topic, including terminology and ω 3 / ω 6 nomenclature, see the main articles at Essential fatty acid and Eicosanoid. The actions of the ω 3 (Omega 3) and ω 6 (Omega 6) essential fatty acids (EFAs) are best… …
33List of essential oils — Essential oils are volatile and liquid aroma compounds from natural sources, usually plants. Essential oils are not oils in a strict sense, but often share with oils a poor solubility in water. Essential oils often have an odor and are therefore… …
34Essential fatty acid — An unsaturated fatty acid that is essential to human health, but cannot be manufactured in the body. There are three types of essential fatty acids (EFAs): arachnoidic acid, linoleic acid, and linolenic acid. When obtained in the diet, linoleic… …
35omega-3 fatty acid — noun any polyunsaturated fatty acid having a double bond between the third and fourth carbon atoms from the end of the molecule farthest from the carboxylic acid; they are found in green vegetables and in the oils of fish such as salmon and… …
36ω-3 fatty acids — omega 3 fatty acids unsaturated fatty acids in which the double bond closest to the methyl (omega) terminus of the molecule occurs at the third carbon from that end; they are present in marine animal fats and some vegetable oils. These fatty… …
37ω-6 fatty acids — omega 6 fatty acids unsaturated fatty acids in which the double bond closest to the methyl (omega) terminus of the molecule occurs at the sixth carbon from that end; they are present predominantly in vegetable and seed oils. Diets in which the… …
38polyunsaturated fatty acids — (PUFA) unsaturated fatty acids (q.v.) containing two or more double bonds; they occur predominantly as linoleic, linolenic, and arachidonic acids, in vegetable and seed oils. Dietary polyunsaturated fatty acids can lower plasma lipid levels and… …
39omega-3 fatty acid — noun a polyunsaturated fatty acid whose carbon chain has its first double valence bond three carbons from the beginning • Syn: ↑omega 3 • Hypernyms: ↑polyunsaturated fatty acid • Hyponyms: ↑alpha linolenic acid, ↑docosahexaenoic acid, ↑ …
40Omega-3 fatty acids — A class of fatty acids found in fish oils, especially from salmon and other cold water fish, that acts to lower the levels of cholesterol and LDL (low density lipoproteins) in the blood. (LDL cholesterol is the bad cholesterol.) Omega 3 fish oil… …
