Fat

Fat is a naturally occurring ester. A molecule of fat is made up of glycerol and three molecules of fatty acid

Fat Oil Fat from animal Fat from plants In solid state In liquid state Eg butter, tallow Eg palm oil, corn oil Exist as solid at room Exist as liquid at room temperature temperature Contain high percentage of Contain high percentage of saturated carboxyl acid unsaturated carboxyl acid Are mixture of different esters formed from long chain carboxylic acid called fatty acid with alcohol called glycerol ( propane -1,2,3triol) They are naturally occurring esters

 Unsaturated fat can be converted to saturated fat by hydrogenation This is dine by bubbling hydrogen gas through hot liquid oil (180oC) in presence of nickel powder as catalyst