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A type of fat that is usually solid at room temperature and, when eaten in excess, is linked to raised cholesterol and heart disease risk.
Ghee, butter, and coconut oil are common Indian cooking fats that are relatively high in saturated fat.
A fat-like substance found in animal foods and also made naturally by the body, needed in small amounts but harmful to health in excess.
A concentrated source of energy in food, also called lipid. It carries flavour and some vitamins, but too much of the wrong kind is unhealthy.
Unsaturated fatty acids with at least one double bond in the trans configuration, formed industrially by partial hydrogenation or naturally by rumen bacteria.
