Question

Differentiate between saturated fats and unsaturated fats.

Answer 1

Differences between saturated and unsaturated fats are summarised in the given table.

	Saturated fats	Unsaturated fats
(i)	They do not possess any double in their fatty acids.	Their fatty acids consist of one or more double bonds.
(ii)	They have straight chains.	The chain bends at the double bond.
(iii)	They have higher melting point.	They have lower melting point.