monounsaturated fats

• most animal and vegetable fats contain monounsaturated fat, but in varying quantities
• it is in liquid form at room temperature, but may begin to solidify when it is chilled
• monounsaturated fat is the most desirable type of fat in the diet because it helps to decrease the LDL cholesterol in the blood and increase the levels of HDL
• monounsaturated fats are mostly from plant sources such as nuts and oils such as macadamia nut oil, olive oil, canola oil and peanut oil
• monounsaturated fats contain one C=C double bond in their carbon chains