polyunsaturated fat

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polyunsaturated fat [¦päl·ē‚ən′sach·ə‚rād·əd ′fat]

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A fat or oil based on fatty acids such as linoleic or linolenic acids which have two or more double bonds in each molecule; corn oil and safflower oil are examples.

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No references found			It is a good source of protein, magnesium, phosphorus, fibre, and vitamin E, and butter's calories come from healthy mono- and polyunsaturated fats, while just 3. PEANUT BUTTER IS GOOD FOR YOU by Mail Today (New Delhi, India) Polyunsaturated Fats Polyunsaturated fats also lower total cholesterol levels. Good Fats versus Bad Fats by Jeff Archer / Food/cooking/nutrition community These fats are produced when the polyunsaturated fats in vegetable oils undergo a process called hydrogenation, where hydrogen atoms are added to the polyunsaturated fats. Trans Fats and Weight Loss by Ricky Hussey / Health, general community			Polytechnical Education Polytechnical Institutes Polytechnical Museum polytene chromosome Polyteny polyterpene resin polytetrafluoroethylene Polytheism Polythematic Music polythene Polytonality Polytonic Stress Polytope Polytrichales Polytrichum polytrifluorochloroethylene resin Polytropic Atmosphere polytropic compression curve Polytropic Curve Polytropic Process polytype polytypic polytypism polyunsaturated polyunsaturated acid polyunsaturated fat Polyurea Polyurethan Polyurethan Adhesive Polyurethan Varnish polyurethane polyurethane finish polyurethane foam polyurethane resin polyurethane rubber polyurethanes Polyuria polyvalent polyvalent number Polyvinyl Acetal polyvinyl acetal resin Polyvinyl Acetate Polyvinyl Alcohol polyvinyl carbazole Polyvinyl Chloride polyvinyl chloride acetate polyvinyl dichloride polyvinyl ether polyvinyl ethyl ether polyvinyl fluoride polyvinyl formate resin			polytropic atmosphere polytropic compression curve Polytropic Curve Polytropic process Polytungstate Polytungstic Polytungstic acid Polytunnel polytunnels Polytype Polytype Polytype polytypes polytypes polytypic polytypic polytypic polytypical polytypical polytypical polytypism polytypism POLYU Polyunsaturate Polyunsaturate Polyunsaturate polyunsaturated polyunsaturated polyunsaturated polyunsaturated acid polyunsaturated fat Polyunsaturated fats Polyunsaturated fats Polyunsaturated fats polyunsaturated fatty acid polyunsaturated fatty acid polyunsaturated fatty acid Polyunsaturated Fatty Acid Lipidosis polyunsaturated fatty acids polyunsaturated fatty acids polyunsaturated fatty acids Polyunsaturated/Saturated Polyunsaturated: Monounsaturated: Saturated Fatty Acid Ratio polyunsaturates Polyunsaturation Polyunsaturation Polyurea polyurethan polyurethan polyurethan Polyurethan Adhesive Polyurethan Varnish polyurethane polyurethane polyurethane polyurethane Polyurethane Fiberglass Mat polyurethane film polyurethane finish polyurethane foam polyurethane foam

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