Q.3
Given below are two statements
Statement (I) : Fats and oils provide the same amount of calories.
Statement (II) : Oils provide unsaturated fatty acids essential for health
In light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below.
- Nutritional Energetics and Fatty Acid Profiles of Fats and Oils:
- Statement (I): Fats and oils provide the same amount of calories. $\implies$ Correct.
- Both solid fats (ghee, butter, lard) and liquid oils (mustard, sunflower, soybean oil) are composed of triglycerides yielding identical physiological energy densities of $9\text{ kcal/g}$ ($37\text{ kJ/g}$).
- Statement (II): Oils provide unsaturated fatty acids essential for health. $\implies$ Correct.
- Vegetable oils are rich in monounsaturated (MUFA, e.g., oleic acid) and polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA, e.g., linoleic acid $\omega-6$ and $\alpha$-linolenic acid $\omega-3$), which cannot be synthesized by the human body and are essential for cardiovascular health and membrane fluidity.
- Conclusion: Both Statement (I) and Statement (II) are correct (Option 1).
Correct option: (1) Both Statement (I) and Statement (I) are correct
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