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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.