Question

During digestion, fats are broken down into _______________.

Answer 1

Fat digestion:

1. Fat digestion starts in the mouth with the starch.
2. The further digestion of fat occurs in the small intestine.
3. Here the fat breaks down into smaller pieces by the action of pancreatic lipase.
4. These are called emulsified fat.
5. These fat molecules are again digested by the action of bile.
6. It then converts into fatty acids and glycerol.
7. These two end products of fat digestion are easily absorbed by the small intestine.

Final answer: During digestion, fats are broken down into fatty acids and glycerol.