A saturated fat is a type of fat; a glyceride in which the fatty acid chains have all single bonds between the carbon atoms. Glyceride fats with single bonds are called saturated because they are "saturated with" hydrogen atoms, having no C=C double bonds available to react with hydrogen.
A saturated fat is a type of fat; a glyceride in which the fatty acid chains have all single bonds between the carbon atoms. Glyceride fats with single bonds are called saturated because they are "saturated with" hydrogen atoms, having no C=C double bonds available to react with hydrogen.
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