Qualitative Analysis of Oils and Fats Flashcards
How many calories comes from fats?
20-35% of calories
are triesters of glycerol and higher fatty acids
FATS AND OILS
one type of clear butter used in South Asian cookin
GHEE
animal ghee
DESI GHEE
vegetable ghee
VANASPATI GHEE
TRUE OR FALSE:
Fats are solids while oils are liquids at ordinary temperature.
TRUE
TRUE OR FALSE:
Fats and oils are a mixture of triglycerides.
TRUE
made up of three fatty acids linked to glycerol by fatty acyl esters
TRIGLYCERIDES
are long chain hydrocarbons with carboxyl groups (COOH groups)
FATTY ACIDS
contain only single bond between the carbon atoms and tend to be solids at room temperature
SATURATED FATTY ACIDS
contain double bonds between the carbon atom in addition to the single bonds present in the fatty acid chain. They are likely to exists as liquids at room temperature
UNSATURATED FATTY ACIDS
associated with health problems and cardiovascular diseases
TRANS FATTY ACIDS
The double bonds present in the naturally occurring unsaturated fats are in the
CIS FORM
Unsaturated fatty acids can be converted into saturated by the process of
HYDROGENATION
Depending upon the degree of unsaturation, the fatty acids can combine with ____________________________________———————————————————–to form saturated fatty acids.
OXYGEN OR HALOGEN
the number of grams of iodine consumed by 100g of fat
IODINE NUMBER
TRUE OR FALSE
A higher iodine value indicates a higher degree of unsaturation.
TRUE
The presence of lipids in the qualitative analysis is measured by the
COLOR CHANGE