NUTRITION
LIPIDS
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Question
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One contains nitrogen, the other does not
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One has double bonds present, the other does not
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One is a chain, the other is not
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There are NO differences between the two fatty acids
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Detailed explanation-1: -The difference between saturated and unsaturated fat lies in the number of double bonds in the fatty acid chain. Saturated fats lack double bonds between the individual carbon atoms, while in unsaturated fats there is at least one double bond in the fatty acid chain.
Detailed explanation-2: -Saturated fatty acids (SFA) have no double bonds, while monounsaturated fatty acids (MUFA) have one double bond and polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) have two or more double bonds.
Detailed explanation-3: -(The thing that fatty acids are saturated with is hydrogen; in a saturated fat, as many hydrogen atoms as possible are attached to the carbon skeleton.) When the hydrocarbon chain has a double bond, the fatty acid is said to be unsaturated, as it now has fewer hydrogens.