FOOD CHEMISTRY
CARBOHYDRATES PROTEINS AND LIPIDS
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Question
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Which biomolecule contains fats and oils?
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Proteins
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Nucleic Acid
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Lipids
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Carbohydrate
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Fats and oils are reffered to as triglycerides. These lipid biomolecules all have the same basic structure. Triglycerides consist of a glycerol molecule bonded to three fatty acids. Fats and oils are types of triglycerides.
Detailed explanation-2: -Fats (lipids) A fat is made up of a glycerol, which is attached to 1 to 3 fatty acid chains. Most of the energy from fats comes from the many carbon bonds in these long, fatty acid chains. Fatty acids connect to glycerol in the region where each molecule has an-O-H group.
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