Question

Why plant fats are liquid and animal fats are solid?

Answer 1

The kinked lipids cannot pack together well at all. Therefore, to solidify, they must be cooled significantly. In short: the kinks of unsaturated fat molecules keep them liquid at room temperature. Therefore, animal fat (mostlysaturated) is solid at room temperature

Answer 2

Answer:

i. Plant fats are unsaturated fatty acids, whereas animal fats are saturated fatty acids.

ii. Fats having unsaturated fatty acids are liquid at room temperature.

iii. Saturated fatty acids are solid at room temperature.

iv. Hence, plant fats are liquid at room temperature, while animal fats are solid.