A food manufacturer is advertising a new cake mix as fat-free. Scientists at the Bureau of Food and Drugs (BFA

Question

A food manufacturer is advertising a new cake mix as fat-free. Scientists at the Bureau of Food and Drugs (BFAD) are testing the product to see if it truly lacks fat. Hydrolysis of the cake mix yields glucose, fructose, glycerol, a number of amino acids, and several kinds of molecules with long hydrocarbon chains. Further analysis shows that most of the hydrocarbon chains have a carboxyl group at one end. What would you tell the food manufacturer if you were the spokesperson for the BFAD?

Answer 1

The long hydrocarbon chains with the carboxyl group are fatty acids, so looks like the cake mix is not fat free after all.