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Why doesn the sum of the fatty acids equal the value for total fat in NDSR?

April 26, 2017acids fat Fatty ndsr total value

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Why doesn the sum of the fatty acids equal the value for total fat in NDSR?

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The total fat in a food includes phospholipids, sterols, and the glycerol portion of the triglyceride as well as the fatty acids. Therefore, the sum of the fatty acids will always be less than the value for total fat. The magnitude of the difference depends on the amount of phospholipids and sterols in the food.