General, Organic, and Biological Chemistry: Structures of Life (5th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0321967461
ISBN 13: 978-0-32196-746-6

Chapter 17 - Lipids - 17.3 Waxes and Triacyglycerols - Questions and Problems - Page 620: 17.25

Answer

Safflower oil contains fatty acids that have two or three double bonds and therefore has a lower melting point than olive oil, which contains oleic acids that only have one double-bond, making it monounsaturated.

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Safflower oil contains fatty acids that have two or three double bonds and therefore has a lower melting point than olive oil, which contains oleic acids that only have one double-bond, making it monounsaturated.
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