Encyclopedia: Fatty Acids
In chemistry, especially biochemistry, a fatty acid is a carboxylic acid often with a long unbranched aliphatic tail , which is either saturated or unsaturated. Carboxylic acids as short as butyric acid are considered to be fatty acids, whereas fatty acids derived from natural fats and oils may be assumed to have at least 8 carbon atoms, e.g., caprylic acid . Most of the natural fatty acids have an even...
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3 fatty acids form a triglyceride with a glycerol. What are some simmilarities between fatty...
3 fatty acids form a triglyceride with a glycerol. What are some simmilarities between fatty...
Polysaccarides are polymers of sugars. Fatty acids are lipids. When you eat a lot of fats and sugars, the fat is stored as lipids and the unused sugar is stored...
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What is predominately saturated fatty acids, monounsaturated fatty acid and polyunsaturated fatty acid?
I got an assignment to do and I have to classify my fat source as...
I got an assignment to do and I have to classify my fat source as...
well saturated would be butter... If you are looking, just look at the back. It will at least have a specification of what percentage comes from saturated vs. unsaturated.
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