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What are glycerides??​

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Answered by mickymouses
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Glycerides, more correctly known as acylglycerols, are esters formed from glycerol and fatty acids. Glycerol has three hydroxyl functional groups, which can be esterified with one, two, or three fatty acids to form monoglycerides, diglycerides, and triglycerides.

Answered by Anonymous
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All glycerides consist of a glycerol molecule and one or more fatty acid chains:

monoglycerides have one fatty acid chain

diglycerides have two fatty acid chains

triglycerides have three fatty acid chains

According to an evaluation by the World Health Organization (WHO), mono- and diglycerides make up approximately 1 percent of the glycerides you consume. They occur naturally in certain oils and are also found in processed foods.

Most of the fats you eat, including plant-based oils and animal fats, are made up of triglycerides. Triglycerides play an important role in heart health. Doctors usually check triglyceride levels during routine cholesterol tests.

Enzymes in your body break triglycerides down into mono- and diglycerides during digestion. When mono- and diglycerides enter the bloodstream, they are transformed back into triglycerides.

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