FatsCompounds which contain the elements carbon, hydrogen and ox... are the result of the reaction between an alcohol such as glycerolA sweet, sticky liquid containing three alcohol groups; it c... and, typically, three fatty acidMolecule made up of unbranched hydrocarbon chains having abo... molecules. When carbon atoms are joined to each other by single carbon to carbon bonds, the resulting fatty acidMolecule made up of unbranched hydrocarbon chains having abo... is said to be saturated as each carbon atom has a full complement of hydrogen atoms. FatsCompounds which contain the elements carbon, hydrogen and ox... formed from this type of fatty acidMolecule made up of unbranched hydrocarbon chains having abo... will tend to be hard. Also see unsaturated fatty acidWhen there is one carbon-carbon double bond within the fatty....
