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What are unsaturated fatty acid?

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Unsaturated fatty acids are fatty acids that have double bonds in their long carbon chains.

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What are the examples of unsaturated fatty acids?
oleic acid is an example. briefly it must contain a double bond so that its called unsaturated.
Is lard an unsaturated fatty acid?
Lard is a mixture of fats (= triglycerides, not fatty acids) of which 55% is unsaturated.
What is the structure of unsaturated fatty acids?
They consist of: carbon atoms oxygen atoms hydrogen atoms They are long chains, and have double bonds between some of their carbon atoms. monounsaturated fats have ONE double bond. polyunsaturated...
Why is linolenic acid an unsaturated fatty acid?
It is an unsaturated fatty acid because is has a double bond between the carbon atoms and it also makes it have a kink in it's chain
Is unsaturated fat contain only unsaturated fatty acid?
They also contain glycerol .