Nutrition - Nutrients - Fat

6 important questions on Nutrition - Nutrients - Fat

What are the main sources of energy for the animal?

Fat and carbohydrates

What are the two types of fatty acids and what are the characteristics?

  • Saturated fatty acids, contain no double-bonds
  • Unsaturated fatty acids, contain one or multiple double bonds between atomes.

What is the function of (unsaturated) fatty acids?

These have essential function in the body such as brain activity and hormone synthesis.
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What are essential and non-essential fatty acids?

  • Essential: must be included in the feed
  • Non- essential: the body can synthesise these.

In what form are fats found in plants?

In plants fats mainly occur as triaclyglycerols.

In what form are fats found in animals?

  • Phospholipids in membranes
  • Lipoproteins (cholesterol) in blood
  • Fat globules in milk
  • Intracellular in fat reserves.

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