Oil chemistry review: Triglycerides and fatty acids

What do we find in our oils? We find triglycerides, polyphenols, phytosterols, vitamins, minerals, and more! Let’s take a look at these things one by one…What are triglycerides? This beautiful molecule to the left is a triglyceride (castor oil to be exact). It is a molecule with a glycerol (or glycerine) backbone and three fatty acids…

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