Comparison between saturated and unsaturated fatty acids

Saturated fatty acids	Unsaturated fatty acids
1.         They do not possess any double bond in their carbon chains	They possess one or more double bonds in their carbon chains
2.         They are straight chains	They have bend or kink at the double bond
3.         They have higher melting point than the unsaturated fatty acids	Lower melting point
4.         They are solid at ordinary temperature	They are liquid at ordinary temperature
5.         They occur in most animal fats	They occur in most plant fats
6.         Hydrogenation has no effect on saturated fatty acids	Hydrogenation convert unsaturated fatty acids into saturated ones

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