HUMAN NUTRITION

Detailed explanation-1: -Trans fatty acids contain hydrogen atoms on the opposite side of the carbon double bond(s). This slight change in configuration causes the fatty acid to be solid at room temperature, with a longer shelf-life than other unsaturated fatty acids .

Detailed explanation-2: -The cis and trans system, identifies whether identical groups are on the same side (cis) of the double bond or if they are on the opposite side (trans) of the double bond. For example, if the hydrogen atoms are on the opposite side of the double bond, the bond is said to be in the trans conformation.

Detailed explanation-3: -Trans fatty acids are unsaturated fatty acids; however, they contain at least one double bond in the “trans” configuration, the thing that makes them more similar to saturated than unsaturated fat. Trans fatty acids are solid at room temperature and occur, in small amounts, naturally in some food.

Detailed explanation-4: -Cis fatty acids have two carbons bonded together via a double bond and their hydrogens are on the same side of the carbon atoms. Trans fatty acids have the same double bond, but their hydrogens are on opposite sides of the carbon atoms.