unsaturatedadjective
uk/ʌnˈsætʃ.ər.eɪ.tɪd/us/ʌnˈsætʃ.ər.eɪ.t̬ɪd/specializedfood & drink Unsaturated fat or oil is either monounsaturated or polyunsaturated, found in plants, vegetable oil, and fish, and thought to be better for your health than saturated fat.
containing less of a substance than can be absorbed, and therefore not in a state of balance
used to describe a hydrocarbon in which the carbon atoms do not join as many hydrogen atoms as possible
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Fats & oils in food & cooking
- argan oil
- bergamot
- butter
- cocoa butter
- corn oil
- dripping
- fat
- ghee
- hydrogenated
- lard
- margarine
- monounsaturated
- oil
- Olestra
- olive oil
- palm oil
- safflower
- trans fat
- vegetable oil
- virgin
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