BIO 111 Lecture 31: Introduction to Nutrition N31
6 Jan 2021
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All tg are a mix of fatty acids of different chain length, degrees of saturation, Butter - lard - coconut oil margarine. 52% lauric (other mystic), 100 % of kcals are from saturated fat. Essential fats often supplemented in diets b/c hard to consume enough from natural sources n-6 abundant in diet (la) linoleic acid. Not a lot of n-6 in meat n- 3. 1. (ala) alpha linolenic acid first db on c 3. Flax seeds, walnuts, chia seeds (from vegetable oils and nut oils)dhao. Flax seeds, walnuts, chia seeds in veggies too kale, spinach. Can supplement to get more n-3 by vegetarian sources. 2 types of n3 in diet: n- 3 (ala) last slide, n-3 (dha/epa) pre-formed direct source. Atlantic farm salmon - 1. 8 g per serving. Atlantic fresh salmon (pacific salmon about of atlantic) - 1. 5 g per serving. Oysters pacific (eastern slightly less) - 1. 2 g per serving.
