What is the the difference in the composition of saturated fat and unsaturated fat?

Answer 1

The chemical structure of saturated lipids is fully saturated with hydrogen atoms, and does not contain double bonds between carbon atoms where as the chemical structure of an unsaturated lipid contains double bonds.

Answer 2

Saturated fat is usually solid or waxy at room temperature, whereas unsaturated fats are liquid. Coconut oil is a good example, as it is mostly made up of saturated fat. If it's in the high 70's coconut oil will melt into a liquid but at 60 degrees it will become a waxy substance that is very difficult to get out of the jar.

Answer 3

Saturated: Mostly found in animals.

Solid at room temperature.

Can make no bonds.

Unsaturated: Liquid at room temperature.

Can make double bonds.

Mostly found in plants

Answer 4

Saturated fats are solid at room temperature--examples: butter, bacon fat, lard, coconut oil, shortening.

Unsaturated fats are liquid at room temperature--examples--soy oil, peanut oil, canola oil, olive oil, etc...

Answer 5

A saturated fat has the maximum number of hydrogen atoms attached to every carbon atom and are generally animal fats. An unsaturated fats are primarily found in plants.

Answer 6

Saturated fatty acids contain no double bonds of their carbon atoms while unsaturated fatty acids have one or more double bonds.