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Because of the possibility that hardware limitations may cause difficulties in viewing six structures simultaneously, this page has been split in two. To see the structure of olestra® forthwith, click here.You may also download the molecular structures on these pages.
"Natural" fats are triglycerides, that is, esters of glycerine (1,2,3-propanetriol) and three fatty acids. (For simplicity I have used stearic acid, an eighteen-carbon fatty acid derived from animal fat or palm oil; obviously natural fats contain a range of fatty acids. Olestra®, however, is probably made using only stearic acid, which is cheap and readily available.)
| glycerine | stearic acid |
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