What is importance of saponification?
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What is importance of saponification?
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Saponification is the hydrolysis of fats or oils under basic conditions to afford glycerol and the salt of the corresponding fatty acid. ... The saponification number is the number of milligrams of potassium hydroxide required to neutralize the fatty acids resulting from the complete hydrolysis of 1g of fat .
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The magnitude of saponification value gives an idea about the average molecular weight of the fat or oil. Higher the molecular weight of the fat , the smaller is its saponification value. Saponification Value also indicates the length of carbon chain of the acid present in that particular oil or fat.
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