ABSTRACT
Fats or lipids consist of numerous chemical compounds, including monoglycerides, diglycerides, triglycerides, phosphatides, cerebrosides, sterols, terpenes, fatty alcohols, and fatty acids. Fatty acids constitute the main component of phospholipids, triglycerides, diglycerides, monoglycerides, and sterol esters. Fatty acids consist of elements, such as carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen, that are arranged as a linear carbon chain skeleton of variable length with a carboxyl group at one end. Fatty acids can be saturated (no double bond), monounsaturated (one double bond), or polyunsaturated (two or more double bonds), and are essential for energetic, metabolic, and structural activities.
