Question

What does saturated fat mean? i have just bought some peanuts, as i heard there good for getting "good fats" there redskin peanuts, not all salty n that, and it says fat 44g and then says of which saturates 5.5 or something so i was just wondering what does the saturated bit mean? thanks.; so basically the less saturated in any food, the better?

Answer 1

Saturated fat is a type of fat, in which the fatty acids all have single bonds. A fat is made of two kinds of smaller molecules: monoglyceride and fatty acids. If you inhale too much saturated fat you could cause your cholesterol to go sky high making you very unhealthy.
I hope this helps!