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What’s the chemical reaction for the digestion of fats.

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Answer: The chemical reaction for the digestion of fats is when A triester is produced through the chemical reaction of three fatty acid molecules with glycerol, a molecule that contains three hydroxyl groups. When fats are broken down these fatty acid chains and glycerol are free for the body to use.

Step-by-step explanation:

Lipids (fats and oils)

Lipase enzymes break down fat into fatty acids and glycerol. Digestion of fat in the small intestine is helped by bile, made in the liver. Bile breaks the fat into small droplets that are easier for the lipase enzymes to work on. Bile is not an enzyme.

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