Saturated fat

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Saturated fat is a type of dietary fat found in many foods, such as coconut oil, and tends to be solid at room temperature.

Saturated fat is a type of dietary fat where the fatty acids in the lipid have no double bonds. Fats that are mostly saturated, like butter and coconut oil, tend to be solid at room temperature while fats that are mostly unsaturated, like olive oil, are liquid at room temperature.