Nutritive and Dietetic Value of Fats, Spreads and Oils (Junior Cert Home Economics): Flashcards
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Nutritive Value meaning
Nutritive Value meaning
Nutrients that fats, spreads & oils provide
Do fats/spreads/oils contain protein or carbs?
Do fats/spreads/oils contain protein or carbs?
No
Type of fat in animal fats (e.g. butter)
Type of fat in animal fats (e.g. butter)
Saturated
Type of fat in marine & plant fats
Type of fat in marine & plant fats
Unsaturated
Vitamins in butter & dairy spreads
Vitamins in butter & dairy spreads
Vitamins A and D
Vitamins added to margarines & fortified spreads
Vitamins added to margarines & fortified spreads
Vitamins A and D
Water content in oils (%)
Water content in oils (%)
About 0.1%
Water content in low-fat spreads (max %)
Water content in low-fat spreads (max %)
Up to 58%
Dietetic Value meaning
Dietetic Value meaning
How fats/spreads/oils fit into specific diets (e.g. low cholesterol)
Why should fat intake be limited?
Why should fat intake be limited?
High-calorie content
What to limit on low-cholesterol diets
What to limit on low-cholesterol diets
Saturated fats
Examples of functional spreads reducing cholesterol
Examples of functional spreads reducing cholesterol
Flora ProActiv, Benecol
Heart benefit of marine oils
Heart benefit of marine oils
Support heart health
Marine oils benefit for babies during pregnancy
Marine oils benefit for babies during pregnancy
Help brain development