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Why is there a difference in available energy in saturated vs. unsaturated fatty acids?
On Wikipedia it states:
In cellular metabolism, unsaturated fat molecules contain somewhat less energy (i.e., fewer calories) than an equivalent amount of saturated fat.
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Energy in molecules
A textbook states:
Fats also provide an efficient way to store energy over long time
periods, since they contain over twice as much energy per gram as
carbohydrates
What's the chemistry ...
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