Fats or fatty acids.
Fats usually solid at room temperature.
Animal fats are typically solid at room temperature.
But vegetable fats usually oils are liquid at room temperature coconut oil can be an exception depending on the.
Fats that are tightly packed with no double bonds between the fatty acids are called saturated fats.
There are some exceptions but most are solid at room temperature.
Foods that contain more saturated fat are usually solid at room temperature and are sometimes called solid fat.
These terms can refer to any type of fat but fats usually describes those that are solid at room temperature.
Leaner animal products such as chicken breast or pork loin often have less saturated fat.
They are firmer than most vegetable oils because of their saturation but softer than most animal fats because of their shorter carbon chains 8 to 14 carbons long.
Oils come from many different plants such as corn and peanuts and from fish.
Saturated fats are most often found in animal products such as beef pork and chicken.
This can refer to any type regardless of whether.
Most polyunsaturated vegetable oils are liquid at room temperature and the more saturated animal fats are solid.