Abstract:
Lipids are considered one of the most elemental nutrients for humans. Lipids consist of fatty acids classified mostly according to the presence or absence of double bonds as saturated, monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fatty acids;
further, as cis or trans based on the configuration of the double bonds. Fatty acids composition of vegetable oils is formed by a mixture of saturated and unsaturated fatty acids classified according to the number of unsaturated bonds as monounsaturated or polyunsaturated fatty acids. So, their impact on human health could be assessed according to individual fatty acids because of their different influences on human health and risks of serious diseases.
