Fats and oils
Fats and oils is a Science & Technology concept from the MPSC syllabus, tested in 2 past MPSC questions (2019, 2024). Below are those real questions with their correct answers and explanations, plus the concepts worth being comfortable with first.
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वनस्पती तेलं ही, _______ / Vegetable oils are _______
Vegetable oils are generally triglycerides of unsaturated fatty acids, characterized by carbon-carbon double bonds and liquid state at room temperature.
__________ हे तेल आणि चरबीमधले असंतृप्तता मोजण्यासाठी वापरतात. __________ is used to estimate the presence of unsaturation in oils and fats.
Iodine value is the mass of iodine in grams that is consumed by 100 grams of a chemical substance (like oils or fats), used to measure the degree of unsaturation (double bonds).