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A saturated fat is a type of fat in which the fatty acid chains have no double bonds between carbon atoms. By examining the structure of the molecule and counting the number of double bonds in the fatty acid chains, you can determine if it is a saturated fat.
No, saturated fat is not a monomer of a lipid. Monomers of lipids are fatty acids, which can be saturated or unsaturated. Saturated fats consist of long chains of saturated fatty acids.
It depends on the specific type of fat molecule. On average, a typical fat molecule contains about 3 to 4 hydrogen atoms for each carbon atom. This means that a fat molecule can have several dozen hydrogen atoms.
Saturated fat is considered to be more harmful to one's health compared to trans fat.
A saturated fatty acid is a type of fat molecule with no double bonds between the carbon atoms of its hydrocarbon chain, meaning it is "saturated" with hydrogen atoms. This type of fatty acid is typically solid at room temperature and is commonly found in animal products like butter and lard.
Hydrogen atoms are added to the double bonds in unsaturated fatty acids during the process of fat hydrogenation to saturate the bonds and convert the unsaturated fats into saturated fats.