Question

Olestra, a synthetic fat used to make potato chips, _____________
a. Contains three fatty acid in each molecule
b. Can cause people to gain weight
c. Can be digested by humans
d. Has no side effect
e. Contains more than three fatty acids in each molecule

Answer 1

Answer:

e. Contains more than three fatty acids in each molecule

Explanation:

Olestra uses sucrose as the backbone in place of glycerol, and it contains up to eight fatty acids. This synthetic fat is a mixture of hexa-, -hepta, and -octa-esters of sucrose with various long chain fatty acids. All these components make Olestra something very unhealthy for our body as it passes through the gastrointestinal tract undigested without any nutritive value to our diet.