226k views
3 votes
Identify the property of lipids that makes their digestion more complicated than that of carbohydrates and proteins. Lipids are unaffected by mixing in the stomach. Lipids cannot be digested by hydrolases. Lipids are not water soluble. Lipases are soluble in lipids.

2 Answers

2 votes

Answer:

Lipids are not water soluble.

Step-by-step explanation:

Unlike proteins and carbohydrates, lipids and its products from digestion are not soluble in water. They are converted to lipid droplets and water with the aid of bile salts.

User Logan Reed
by
4.9k points
1 vote

Answer:

Lipids are not water soluble

Step-by-step explanation:

The digestive process of fats and carbohydrates are almost similar and in the same space but the specific process is different. That of fats are more complicated in that these fats are not soluble in water and thus digestive enzymes will be unable to react with it. Thus to be able to get digested, the fats mix with bile in the small intestine. bile, a substance produced by the liver that helps in the emulsification of the lipids and increasing their water solubility, making them small droplets of fat mixed with bile salts. Lipase can then work on and digest the triglycerides, and the cells of the small intestine absorb the produced fatty acids and monoglycerides for transport into bloodstream.

User Shimon S
by
3.4k points