Question

Palm oil and coconut oil are more like animal fats than are other plant oils. Because they _____ than other plant oils, they may contribute to cardiovascular disease. 1) contain more double bonds 2) contain fewer double bonds 3) are less soluble in water 4) contain less hydrogen 5) contain more sodium

Answer 1

They contain fewer double bonds.

Step-by-step explanation:

Coconut oil contain saturated lauric acid, saturated myristic acid, saturated caprylic acid, saturated decanoic acid and unsaturated oleic acid.

Palm oil contains saturated myristic, palmitic and steric acid. It also contains oleic monounsaturated acid and linoleic polyunsaturated acid.

They are semisolid at room temperature. Oil is that type of lipids which is liquid at room temperature due to the presence of saturated fatty acid. Both type of oil mention in text have high degree of saturation and are semi solid at room temperature .

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