Fats in Plants

[bionewbie]

Hi, I have a question regarding fat levels in plants. I was wondering why is it that plants have much lower levels of fat than animals. Could it be because plants do not have chlolesterol?

If anyone could please reply to me with some insights, that would be great. Thanks!

[edser]

Maybee because plants are more efficient at creating energy?

[ERS]

think about the roles that fats play in animals, and ask yourself if that would make sense in a plant...
ERS

[victor]

But the strange thing again...why plant fats is always have a double bond of the carbon chain while animal fats are always single bond??

[mothorc]

I think we can't answer this question.
We can answer why FAME is that. It is universal truth

[mith]

That's not entirely true, coconuts have some of the highest concentration of saturated fats.

[iri_black]

Soy and mushrooms are used for replacement of meat in vegetarian diets.
Is that because of the proteins or fats they contain?

[mith]

Mushrooms provide vitamin B. I don't think they're that good a source of protein.

[victor]

That's not entirely true, coconuts have some of the highest concentration of saturated fats.

But at least there must be a double chain in the carbon chain..

R-CH=CH-R'

[mothorc]

Dr. S.M. Alam and Rizwan Manzoor said:
Mushrooms are used as food as well as medicine since time immemorial. The edible variety contains a high percentage of protein, all indispensable amino acids, and vitamins B-complex and other biochemical compounds. This vegetable is also a food source of dietary fibre whose quantity present is much higher than the crude fibre. The protein value of mushroom is double that of cabbage, potatoes and asparagus, four times that of tomatoes and carrot and six times that of oranges.
Now we return the topic "fatty acids in plant tissue"
Why they accumulate most in seed?

[mith]

I guess it depends on the mushrooms, I'm referring from the package of white mushrooms from my grocery store.

@victor
If it's a saturated fat, there's no double bonds according to the definition. All carbon atoms will have the maximum number of hydrogen attached.

[mothorc]

Certainly the nutrition s' concentration depend on genus .
Do you know some FAME s' database?