HUMAN NUTRITION

NUTRITION

CARBOHYDRATES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Lipids are made of ____
A
C H O
B
C H O N
C
C H O N P
D
C H O N S
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Lipids contain the same elements as carbohydrates: carbon, hydrogen and oxygen (C, H, and O). However, lipids are mainly made of hydrocarbon chains (or rings) and contain fewer polar hydroxyl groups (-OH). This makes most lipids nonpolar hydrophobic molecules (they do not dissolve well in water).

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: -Lipids are mainly composed of carbon and hydrogen atoms, and this hydrophobic ("water fearing") nature of lipids is driven by the bonds between these many carbons and hydrogens.

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