HUMAN NUTRITION

NUTRITION

LIPIDS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following is incorrect statement?
A
Degree of unsaturation is directly proportional to your iodine number
B
Iodine number is a measure for the degree of saturation of fat.
C
Iodine number is the number of grams of Iodine absorbed by 100 g of fats or oils
D
ALL STATEMENT ARE CORRECT
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -(e) Huble’s Test: This test is used to know the degree of unsaturation in the given sample. Oils on reaction with Huble’s reagent fads the violet colour of iodine then it is unsaturated and if the colour persists then the given fat or oil is saturated.

Detailed explanation-2: -Iodine value is related to oils and fats. Iodine value measures the drying quality of an oil. More is the unsaturation, better is the drying quality of an oil.

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