Question

Statement 1 : Soyabean oil has double bond in its fatty acid chain.
Statement 2 : Animal fats are unsaturated molecules.

• A. Both the statements are correct
• B. Both the statements are wrong
• C. Only statement 1 is correct
• D. Only statement 2 is correct

Answer 1

The correct option is C Only statement 1 is correct

Fats are chains of fatty acids and glycerol linked by ester bonds. They can be unsaturated or saturated fats based on the nature of ester bonds.

1. An unsaturated fat is a fatty acid in which there is one or more double bond(s) in the fatty acid chain.
Eg. Sunflower oil, soyabean oil etc.

2. Saturated fatty acids have no double bonds in the fatty acid chain
Eg. Animal fats, coconut and palm oil etc.