What is saturated fat?
Saturated fat is a type of fat found mostly in meat, cheese, butter, cream and coconut and palm oils. Canadian labels give one Daily Value for saturated and trans fat together: 20 g.
Quick facts
| Daily Value on labels | 20 g, saturated and trans fat combined |
|---|---|
| Common sources | Cheese, butter, red and processed meat, fried food |
| Part of | Total fat |
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What does it mean?
Saturated fat is one part of total fat. Labels show it so you can compare foods that have similar total fat.
Swapping some saturated fat for unsaturated fats, like those in nuts and fish, is common nutrition advice.
How does it show up when you order food?
Cheese and dressing push salads up too. Swiss Chalet's Greek Salad with Rotisserie Chicken has 13g of saturated fat.
Grilled chicken tends to be low. Swiss Chalet's Rotisserie Chicken on a Bun, white meat, has 2g.