A typical fat molecule is made up of

1. Three glycerol molecules and one fatty acid molecules.
2. One glycerol and three fatty acid molecules.
3. One glycerol and one fatty acid molecule.
4. Three glycerol and three fatty acid molecules.

Solution

Fat is a triglyceride which is made up of 3 molecules of fatty acids and one molecule of glycerol [tri acyl gleceroid (TAG)].
Fats are stored in the form of TAG.

Asked in: NEET 2016 (Phase 1)

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