Saturated fat
saturated fatty acids, saturates
What it is
Saturated fat is a group of fats whose fatty acids contain no double bonds. Different saturated fatty acids can behave differently, but nutrition labels usually declare them together as one value.
Why BOTIA flags it
The saturated fat value groups several different fatty acids into a single number. BOTIA keeps that declared amount separate from the regulatory references and evidence used to interpret it.
BOTIA CAN
- Read the saturated fat value declared on the nutrition label and preserve its unit and basis.
- Keep saturated fat separate from total fat and other fat subtypes.
- Connect the declared value with the applicable regulatory information and documented evidence.
BOTIA CANNOT
- Determine which individual saturated fatty acids make up the declared value.
- Determine how each fatty acid contributes to the total from the nutrition label alone.
- Determine an individual's appropriate saturated fat intake from the nutrition label.
- Treat an undeclared saturated fat value as zero.