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- December 16, 2005 at 6:55 am #2938
asutoshsahuParticipantI very much confused about butter.
My doubt is whether butter is a fat or fatty acid?
Please help me
- December 16, 2005 at 1:51 pm #35089victorParticipant
Some people also get confused between fat and fatty acid….and worse, some people also said that fat and fatty acid are the same… 😆
Butter is fat (partially dehydrogenated) and if it get hydrolyzed will formed fatty acid and glycerol. - December 16, 2005 at 1:52 pm #35090PoisonParticipant
Yes,
fatty acid+ alcohol(like glycerol)= Lipid - December 16, 2005 at 4:19 pm #35092darkkmanParticipant
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http://alimentos.elergonomista.com - December 16, 2005 at 5:18 pm #35095FreedomParticipant
well the most common lipid is triacylglycerol, which is the typical glycerol with three fatty acids joined onto it by ester linkages. The fatty acid is just the carboxylic acid that joins to the alcohol, the actual fat is the three acids and alcohol together as the triglyceride.
- December 22, 2005 at 11:00 am #35381victorParticipant
a little bit addition….I think we have to write it “polyvalenic alchohol (glycerol)” so we wouldn’t get riddled with monovalenic alchohol.
- December 22, 2005 at 2:05 pm #35394LaNcE222Participantquote asutoshsahu:I very much confused about butter.
My doubt is whether butter is a fat or fatty acid?
Please help me
Butter is a lipid, which consistes of fats, waxes, and oils. Butter is a fatty material.
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