ArmouredAbolitionist wrote:brimstoneSalad wrote:extremely saturated fat
Extremely saturated? As opposed to only somewhat saturated? What does this mean? What is it about fat that makes unsaturated healthy and saturated unhealthy?
Fat from different sources has different ratios of saturated, monounsaturated, and polyunsaturated fats.
For example, Butter, 100 grams:
81 g total fat, made from:
51 g saturated (BAD) (about 63%)
3 g Polyunsaturated fat (GOOD)
21 g Monounsaturated fat (OK)
3.3 g Trans Fat (VERY BAD)
I'm not entirely sure where the other grams went. Rounding errors, maybe. Or some other lipid.
Compare to Lard (which is also terrible for you, but not as terrible as butter/milk. Lard may or may not be worse than palm oil, listed later, due to the types of saturated fat):
Total Fat 100 g
Saturated fat 32 g (32%)
Polyunsaturated fat 11 g
Monounsaturated fat 41 g
Compare to Olive oil:
Total Fat 100 g
Saturated fat 14 g (only 14%, fairly decent)
Polyunsaturated fat 11 g
Monounsaturated fat 73 g
Compare to Palm oil:
Total Fat 100 g
Saturated fat 49 g (Terrible, 49%, milk/butter is worse)
Polyunsaturated fat 9 g
Monounsaturated fat 37 g
Dairy fat is probably the worst fat available on the planet, aside from partially hydrogenated oil, which is higher in transfat.
Coconut oil is better than dairy fat despite having a higher degree of saturation due to the type of saturated fat it contains (Lauric Acid), but it's nothing to brag about because it's still pretty bad in terms of its non-lauric-acid saturated fat content.
I think garrethdsouza addressed the other points?