What are the different fats and which foods contain them?
These are the major fats in foods: saturated fats and trans fats, and monounsaturated fats and polyunsaturated fats. Appearance-wise, saturated and trans fats tend to be more solid at room temperature (think of butter or traditional stick margarine), while monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fats tend to be liquid (think soybean or corn oil) at room temperature. Here are the main food sources of these fats: “Bad” Fats (Saturated and Trans Fats) Saturated: Saturated fats occur naturally in many foods. The majority we eat come mainly from animal sources, meat and dairy (milk fat) such as fatty beef, lamb, pork, poultry with skin, beef fat (tallow), lard and cream, butter, cheese, and other dairy products made from whole or reduced-fat (2%) milk. These foods also contain cholesterol. Many baked goods and fried foods can also contain high levels of saturated fats. Some plant foods, such as palm oil, palm kernel oil, and coconut oil, also contain primarily saturated fats, but do not contain
