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monounsaturated fatty acids

ácidos grasos monoinsaturados

acides gras mono - insaturés

单一不饱和脂肪酸 /dānyī bù bǎohé zhīfángsuān/

Chemistry | n. phr.

unsaturated fatty acids that have only one double bond, that are present at a high percentage in olive oils in the form of oleic acid and that are beneficial because they help maintain normal levels of blood cholesterol.

Example

Monounsaturated fatty acids are found mostly in plant and sea foods.

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