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Chemical Structure of Fat
❑ Lipids are further broken down into saturated
and unsaturated.
❑ A Triglyceride molecule is made up of one
glycerol molecule and three fatty acid chains
Saturated.
❑ The fatty acid chain consists of only single
bonds, thus fully saturated with hydrogens
Unsaturated.
❑ The fatty acid chain consists of one or more
double bond.
❑ Polyunsaturated fat contains two or more double
bonds.
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