2007-01-09 10:24:00 · 4 answers · asked by monkey241 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry
Fat
2007-01-09 10:26:32 · answer #1 · answered by Hi 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The generic name for fats is lipids. The white part of the egg is a protein called albumin, The yolk is composed of multiple lipids and fatty acids which vary with the species. Chicken eggs contain tryacyglycerol, phospholipids, cholesterol esters, alpha-linolenic acid, and oleic acid. It also contains the germinal cell of the chicken embryo.
2007-01-09 18:37:58 · answer #2 · answered by phantomlimb7 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is not easy... Many types of fats inside the the egg yolk. But there is a special lipids (fat) in egg yolk, which is lecithin. Lecithin is a phospholipids that possess emulsification properties
2007-01-10 01:42:17 · answer #3 · answered by SS 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are various fatty acids:
Oleic acid, palmitic acid, stearic acid, linoleic acid, linolenic acid and arachidonic acid. Oleic acid is the most common fat in chicken eggs.
2007-01-09 18:42:39 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋