fats and oils
- Created by: Estelles
- Created on: 11-06-18 21:49
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- Fats and oils
- oils are liquids
- fats are solids
- fatty acids are a carboxylic acid on the end of a long chain hydrocarbon
- saturated if doesn't have double bond
- unsaturated does have double bonds
- the fats and oils we eat are mainly triglycerides
- triglycerides contain three ester groups made from reacting glycerol and fatty acids together
- glycerol is propane, 123 triol
- triglycerides contain three ester groups made from reacting glycerol and fatty acids together
- a condensation reaction
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