Monounsaturated fatty acids are fatty acids that only have one double bond. Oleic acid is the best known among them. We need monounsaturated fatty acids for our cells to function. They are particularly abundant in rapeseed oil and olive oil. Monounsaturated fatty acids should be consumed in quantities of > 10 % energy per day as they have a beneficial effect on fat metabolism.
Oat flakes contain high-quality vegetable fat, because less than 20 % of the oats' own fat is saturated fatty acids – 40 % is monounsaturated fatty acids and 40 % is polyunsaturated fatty acids.
