FOOD TECHNOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Unsaturated fatty acids contain at least one pair of carbon atoms linked by a double bond enabling the addition of other atoms to these carbons. Distinction between the two is simply that saturated fatty acids are usually solid at room temperature whereas unsaturated fatty acids are liquid.

Detailed explanation-2: -Unsaturated fatty acids have at least one double bond between the carbon atoms in the hydrocarbon chain. Each double bond between carbon atoms takes the place of two hydrogen atoms, resulting in fewer hydrogen atoms in the hydrocarbon chain overall and causing the structure to kink.

Detailed explanation-3: -Fatty acids with hydrocarbon chains containing at least one double bond (C=C) are called unsaturated fatty acids because they have fewer hydrogen atoms. If there is just one double bond in a fatty acid, it’s monounsaturated, while if there are multiple double bonds, it’s polyunsaturated.