FOOD CHEMISTRY
CARBOHYDRATES PROTEINS AND LIPIDS
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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True
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False
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Answer & Explanation. False. Lipids are not water soluble and are hydrophobic. Lipids are non-polar molecules that are not soluble in water due to their hydrophobic nature.
Detailed explanation-2: -Final answer: Lipids are insoluble in water because lipid molecules are hydrophobic.
Detailed explanation-3: -What is a lipid? A lipid is any of various organic compounds that are insoluble in water. They include fats, waxes, oils, hormones, and certain components of membranes and function as energy-storage molecules and chemical messengers.
Detailed explanation-4: -The statement that is not true is choice (d) All lipids contain fatty acids. Not all lipids contain fatty acid molecules. A common lipid molecule is cholesterol which contains a steroid nucleus. The structure of cholesterol does not have a fatty acid molecule.