[Nutritive value of fats in 3 basic meals of university students]

The nutritional value of assessed of fat consumed by a selected group of university students. The assessment showed that although the intake of fat with the diet was adequate, its nutritional value might arouse objections. The predominant group constituted monounsaturated fats, saturated fats were present in about one-third lower amount, while polyunsaturated fats accounted for only one fourth of the amount of monounsaturated fats. The percent of energy derived from unsaturated fatty acids in the daily food ration differed from one ration to another, but its mean value was 4.34% while the percent of energy from hypercholesterolaemia-producing fatty acids was higher--10.6%. In the analysed meals the content of erucic acid was relatively low.