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1
Q

What are 2 types of lipids?

A

waxes and oils

2
Q

What part of the plant stores oil?

A

fruits and seeds

3
Q

What is one way oil enhances food?

A

oil enhances the flavor of food

4
Q

What is the difference between saturated fatty acids and unsaturated fatty acids?

A
saturated = no double bonds 
unsaturated = double bonds
5
Q

What do we call fats that are necessary for life?

A

essential fatty acids (EFAs)

6
Q

How do humans obtain unsaturated fat?

A

you eat it

7
Q

What type of fat will increase your cholesterol?

A

trans fatty acids

8
Q

What is cold pressing?

A

when a fruit, vegetable or plant is just squeezed with a machine and the oil is collected (mechanical extraction)

9
Q

What is steam distillation?

A

steam is passed through the flower petals, the oil evaporates into a distillation chamber

10
Q

What plant makes the canola seed?

A

rape plant makes rapeseed

11
Q

What family is the canola seed from?

A

brassicaceae

12
Q

Can you use canola oil from deep frying?

A

yes

13
Q

What plant family of corn in?

A

poaceae

14
Q

What is another name for corn?

A

maize

15
Q

What is one industrial use for corn oil?

A

paints

16
Q

What plant is Crisco made from?

A

cotton plant

17
Q

Is an olive a fruit or a vegetable?

A

fruit

18
Q

What is “Nectar of the gods?”

A

olive oil

19
Q

What is the difference between EVOO and VOO?

A

the pressing amount
EVOO = 1st press
VOO = 2nd press

20
Q

What is the lowest grade olive oil we talked about in class?

A

olive oil (with refined oil)

21
Q

Can olive oil be used in deep frying?

A

no

22
Q

Would you use olive oil from baking cakes and cookies?

A

no

23
Q

When did the French begin making peanut oil?

A

1800s

24
Q

What is another name for peanut oil?

A

ground nut oil

25
Q

What is a “Bran Beauty” ?

A

a Japanese or Chinese woman that uses rice bran to moisturize her skin

26
Q

What type of oil is great for Asian stir-fry?

A

sesame oil

27
Q

What is the difference between light brown sesame oil and dark brown sesame oil?

A

light brown is cold pressed seseame seeds, dark brown is toasted then cold pressed sesame seeds

28
Q

Which oil is a natural preservative?

A

sesame oil

29
Q

What plant family is the soy bean in?

A

fabaceae

30
Q

Who is the leading producer of soy beans?

A

USA

31
Q

Vegetable oil is technically what oil?

A

soy bean oil

32
Q

What oil was used for red and yellow dyes?

A

safflower

33
Q

What are the 2 types of sunflower seeds?

A

large gray striped ones that you eat as a snack and small black ones that are used to make oil

34
Q

How much saturated fat is in coconut oil?

A

92%

35
Q

What temperature does coconut oil solidify?

A

75 degrees F

36
Q

Is it healthy to consume a lot of coconut oil?

A

no

37
Q

What poison can be extracted from the castor bean?

A

ricin

38
Q

Once ricin is extracted from the castor bean is the oil safe to use and consume?

A

yes

39
Q

What is one use for castor oil?

A

laxative and anti-inflammatory

40
Q

Name one additional oil what we discussed in class.

A

avocado oil