Pure curiosity, and the title is pretty much my question. I’ve noticed that nutritional labels (USA) say something like 0g of trans fat, 10g of saturated fat (50% daily value)… but then it lists the total fat as 20g and only 26% of the daily value. 50% obviously doesn’t equal 26% and 10g doesn’t equal 20g so it must mean there are way more types of fat out there than trans and saturated?
If there are other fats, why do labels not provide a breakdown of the others? Why are saturated fats special enough to be listed?
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yo man great question. so yeah there are other types of fat like monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fats. they just don’t always get their own spot on labels. saturated fats are special cause they affect heart health and stuff. labeling rules can be a lil weird but hey at least they help us keep track of what we eat right
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