National Cancer Institute Thesaurus

Last uploaded: February 23, 2024
Preferred Name

Dietary Lipid

Synonyms

Dietary Fat

Total Dietary Lipid

Dietary Lipid

Total Dietary Fat

Definitions

A class of food constituents, also known as fats and oils, that serve as a source of energy and essential fatty acids in animals. The major components of lipids are fatty acids, triglycerides, phospholipids, glycolipids, sphingolipids, steroids (cholesterol), and lipoproteins.

ID

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C2317

ALT_DEFINITION

A chemically heterogeneous group of organic compounds found in food that are insoluble in water but soluble in nonpolar solvents.

code

C2317

Contributing_Source

CRCH

DEFINITION

A class of food constituents, also known as fats and oils, that serve as a source of energy and essential fatty acids in animals. The major components of lipids are fatty acids, triglycerides, phospholipids, glycolipids, sphingolipids, steroids (cholesterol), and lipoproteins.

FULL_SYN

Dietary Fat

Total Dietary Lipid

Dietary Lipid

Total Dietary Fat

INFOODS

FAT

label

Dietary Lipid

Legacy Concept Name

Dietary_Lipid

Macronutrient

Y

Nutrient

Y

Preferred_Name

Dietary Lipid

prefixIRI

Thesaurus:C2317

Semantic_Type

Chemical Viewed Functionally

UMLS_CUI

C0012171

Unit

g

US_Recommended_Intake

Y

USDA_ID

204

subClassOf

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C54060

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C616

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