FOOD CHEMISTRY
CARBOHYDRATES PROTEINS AND LIPIDS
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Detailed explanation-1: -Lipids are composed of carbon, hydrogen and oxygen atoms, and in some cases contain phosphorus, nitrogen, sulfur and other elements.
Detailed explanation-2: -The ratio of carbon to Hydrogen is one to two, but oxygen is less than one. Lipids are organic compounds that contain the same elements as carbohydrates. In carbohydrates the C:H:O is 1:2:1, this is why they are called carbohydrates, carbon, and hydrous, which is water.
Detailed explanation-3: -one carbon, two hydrogen and one oxygen just like water. In lipids the components are the same but the ratio is less for oxygen, so it is 1:2:less than one for C:H:O.
Detailed explanation-4: -The most abundant membrane lipids are the phospholipids. These have a polar head group and two hydrophobic hydrocarbon tails. The tails are usually fatty acids, and they can differ in length (they normally contain between 14 and 24 carbon atoms).