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Macronutrients – Lipids

Saturated Fatty Acid

A fatty acid with no double bonds, solid at room temperature, commonly found in animal products.

Definition

A saturated fatty acid is a fatty acid in which the carbon chain contains only single bonds between carbon atoms, with hydrogen atoms filling all remaining bonds.

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