monounsaturated

Thân thiện

A healthy diet includes monounsaturated fats like olive oil.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Describing a type of fatty acid: A monounsaturated fat is a dietary fat molecule that contains one double bond in its carbon chain, with all other carbon atoms being single-bonded to hydrogen atoms. This chemical structure makes it typically liquid at room temperature but semi-solid when chilled.
   • Relating to health and nutrition: Often used to describe fats considered beneficial for heart health when they replace saturated fats in the diet.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Olive oil is high in monounsaturated fat.
  • A diet rich in monounsaturated fatty acids can help improve blood cholesterol levels.
  • Avocados and nuts are excellent sources of monounsaturated fats.

Advanced Usage

• "Monounsaturated fatty acid (MUFA)": The specific chemical compound itself.
  • Oleic acid is the most common monounsaturated fatty acid in our diet.
• In comparative nutritional contexts:
  • For cooking, it is often recommended to use monounsaturated oils instead of saturated fats like butter.

Variants and Related Words

• Monounsaturates (n, plural): A term sometimes used to refer to monounsaturated fats collectively.
  • The nutrition label lists the amounts of saturates, monounsaturates, and polyunsaturates.
• Unsaturated (adj): A broader category including both monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fats, which have one or more double bonds, respectively.
• Saturated (adj): Describes fats with no double bonds between carbon atoms, typically solid at room temperature.

Synonyms

• MUFA (acronym): Stands for Monounsaturated Fatty Acid(s). This is a technical synonym used in nutritional science.
  • The study focused on the benefits of MUFAs.

Antonyms

• Saturated (adj): Having no double bonds in the fatty acid chain.
• Polyunsaturated (adj): Having more than one double bond in the fatty acid chain.

Related Phrases & Contexts

• "Monounsaturated fat": The most common phrase where this adjective is used.
  • Replacing saturated fat with monounsaturated fat is a key dietary guideline.
• In dietary advice:
  • Choose foods with healthy fats, such as those containing monounsaturated and polyunsaturated oils.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. (of long-chain carbon compounds especially fats) saturated except for one multiple bond