Question

What is the difference between saturated and unsaturated fatty acids? What is a common example? Which one is healthier to eat?

Answer 1

Solution :-

The main difference in the saturated and unsaturated fatty acid is that the saturated fattyacids are solid at room temperature and unsaturated fatty acids are present in the liquid phase.

Saturated fatty acids do not contain in C=C unsaturations while the unsaturated fatty acids contains the C=C unsaturation in it.

Examples of the saturated fats are they are found in the animal poriducts such as meat and dairy products.

Example of the unsaturated fatty acids are they are found in plants and fish.

Unsaturated fatty acids are good for the health rather than saturated fatty acids.