Quick Biochemistry - Fats And Fatty Acid Metabolism (Section 8 - No. 21)
What does the saponification number represent?
The amount of KOH (in mg) needed to break down one gram of fat or oil.
The amount of KOH (in mg) needed to counteract free fatty acids from one gram of fat.
The amount of KOH (in mg) needed to counteract the acetic acid from saponifying one gram of acetylated fat.
None of these
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