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They have three glycerol molecules.
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Why are fats and oils are referred to as triglycerides?
They have three glycerol molecules.
What is the family that triglycerides belong to?
Triglycerides are commonly known as fats and oils. Chemically they are esters of glycerol.
A molecule that can be found in oils and fats is called?
A molecule that is found in oils and fats is triglycerides.
What major Organic Compound are Fats and Oils considered?
triglycerides.
What are the major constituents of fats?
Triglycerides are the main component of most food fats and oils.
What fat type is found in animals?
Animal fats are lipid materials, both oils and fats. Fats and oils are both made up of triglycerides. Oils are liquid at room temperature and fats are solid.
What are the constituents of fats?
Triglycerides are the main component of most food fats and oils.
Are Triglycerides in plants?
Yes, triglycerides can be found in plants. All plants contain oils, or fats, and these can be found mainly in their seeds.
Where are the fats and oils from that produces glycerin?
The fats and oils that produce glycerol are composed of triglycerides. A single molecule of glycerol has three molecules of fatty acids attached to it.
What is scientific name for fat and oil?
Lipid is the scientific name of a fat or an oil.
Are triglycerides hydrophobic?
Yes they are. This is because they are a lipid. Lipids consist of oils, waxes and fats which are not soluble in water hence the term hydrophobic (water fearing)
Glycerol and fatty acids are found in what type molecule?
Unreacted fatty acids are rare in nature, but most fats and oils are triglycerides of fatty acids, and the acids can be recovered by hydrolyzing the triglycerides. This process is sometimes called "saponification" when the hydrolysis is aided by strong alkali, as in that instance the primary products (aside from glycerin) are salts of fatty acids, which are often good soaps.
