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A fat molecule consists of two main components: glycerol and fatty acids. Glycerol is an alcohol with three carbons, five hydrogens, and three hydroxyl (OH) groups. Fatty acids have a long chain of hydrocarbons with a carboxyl group attached and may have 4-36 carbons; however, most of them have 12-18. In a fat molecule, the fatty acids are attached to each of the three carbons of the glycerol molecule with an ester bond through the oxygen atom. During the ester bond formation, three molecules are released. Since fats consist of three fatty acids and a glycerol, they are also called triacylglycerols or triglycerides.
Note: It is technically more accurate to call saturated and unsaturated fats types of fatty acids, as it is specifically the fatty acid found in a fat that is either saturated or unsaturated. However, referring to fatty acids as fats is common.ats â or triglycerides â are made up of glycerol (an alcohol) and fatty acids, which are long carbon-hydrogen chains that end in a carboxyl group. Triglycerides are either saturated (with hydrogen) or unsaturated. Saturated fatty acids contain carbon atoms that connect with each other in a chain of single bonds.