Dietary fats: Sources

Dietary fat

Sources

Examples

Polyunsaturated fats

Plants


Animals

Safflower, sesame, soy, corn and sunflower-seed oils, Walnuts, Fish.
 

Monounsaturated fats

Plants

Mustard,olive,groundnut, canola/rapeseed oil. Almonds, cashew nuts, sesame seeds, pumpkin seeds, avocado.

Dietary cholesterol

Animals

Meats, egg yolks, Milk & its products, organ meats, fish and poultry.

Saturated fats

Plants
Animals

Palm oil, Palm kernel coconut oil, cocoa butter.

Whole milk & its products (butter, ghee, khoa), poultry &meats.

Trans fats

Partially hydrogenated vegetable oils

Cookies, Biscuits, cakes, cheese spreads ,savouries, Indian Sweets.

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