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3. What is the difference between saponifiable and nonsaponifiable lipids?

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the difference is that unsaponifiable lipids do not contain fatty acids at least not as a component of the fundamental structure whereas saponifiable lipids do have fatty acids.

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As a further explanation unsaponifiable lipids are lipids that do not contain fatty acids as components of the fundamental structure. On the other hand, complex also known as saponifiable lipids do contain fatty acids, and those fatty acids can be released in a process called saponification which is caused by alkaline hydrolysis.

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