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Lipids and fatty acids

Saturated fatty acids (SFA)

Group of fatty acids without double bonds; their relative proportion is used as an indicator of dietary fat quality and of the metabolic profile.

Application contexts

  • Metabolism and nutrition
  • Cardiometabolic health

Matrices

  • Tissues · muscle and liver
  • Serum or plasma

Related techniques

  • ¹H-NMR