4) Complete hydrogenation of TAG (Y) above would yield a TAG of what fatty acid composition? Enumerate the fatty acid composition with the corresponding percentage. 5) Would the hydrogenation product of TAG (Y) be more like the hydrogenation product of TAG (X) or of TAG (Z)?

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4) Complete hydrogenation of TAG (Y) above would yield a TAG of what fatty acid composition? Enumerate the fatty acid composition with the corresponding percentage.

5) Would the hydrogenation product of TAG (Y) be more like the hydrogenation product of TAG (X) or of TAG (Z)?

 

The fatty acid composition of three TriAcylGlycerol (X, Y and z) is reported below.
Palmitic ( 16:0)
Stearic(18:0)
Oleic(18:1)
Linoleic (18:2)
TAG
Acid
acid
acid
acid
21.4%
27.8%
35.6%
11.9%
Y
12.2%
16.7%
48.2%
22.6%
11.2%
8.3%
28.2%
48.6%
Transcribed Image Text:The fatty acid composition of three TriAcylGlycerol (X, Y and z) is reported below. Palmitic ( 16:0) Stearic(18:0) Oleic(18:1) Linoleic (18:2) TAG Acid acid acid acid 21.4% 27.8% 35.6% 11.9% Y 12.2% 16.7% 48.2% 22.6% 11.2% 8.3% 28.2% 48.6%
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