[ adj ] (of long-chain carbon compounds especially fats) having many unsaturated bonds <adj.all>
The scientists substituted the extruded whole soybeans for the meal in an effort to retain soy oil which is relatively high in polyunsaturated fat.
The feed produced pork with a significantly higher ratio of polyunsaturated to saturated fat _ a 50 percent improvement in pork chops and a 100 percent improvement in bacon.
Other studies have shown that polyunsaturated fats tend to be less likely to cause coronary disease than saturated fats, the type that is commonly in meats.
But unlike polyunsaturated fat, it does not lower HDL, the good cholesterol that protects people from heart trouble.
Are they better or worse than safflower oil? All these vegetable oils have 14 grams of total fat per tablespoon, but in every case the amounts given for saturated and polyunsaturated fats don't add up to 14 grams.