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- 1WHAT ARE FATTY ACIDS?FA ARE ESSENTIALLY LIKE CHAINS CONSISTING OF LINKS. FA LINKS ARE MADE OF CARBON ATOMS
- 2HOW MANY TYPES OF SATURATED FATTY ACIDS ARE THERE? HOW DO YOU DETERMINE THE CATEGORIES?Types of SFA- key SFA, lengthof SFA
SCFA CONSIST OF 2-5 CARBON ATOMS, acetic, propionic, butyric, valeric acids
MCFA CONSIST OF 6-12 CARBON ATOMS caproic, caprylic, capric, lauric acids &
LCFA CONSIST OF 14-18 CARBON ATOMS myristic, palmitic, stearic acids - 3What are MCFA well known for in the nutrition worldcompnents of MCT medium chain triglyceride oil, has been used in health 50+ years to help people who have difficulty absorbing fat. MCFAs can be absorded directly from digestive tract
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- Flashcards on Untitled, created by Andrea Andrea on 08/05/2017.
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- Andrea Andrea · May 2017
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