graxas

graxas

Saturated fas associate in closely-packed structures with van der Waals interactions all along the length of their side chains. The increase in interactions raises the melting point. These Fatty Acid aggregates are solids at room temp. Example is palmitic acid the major component of animal fats.

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Dairy products; Butter

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Dairy products; Butter

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Dairy products; Butter

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Dairy products; Butter

Regular milk without any of the fat content removed. Whole milk has roughly 4% fat.

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