What are trans fatty acids?
Trans fatty acids are unsaturated fatty acids, (i.e. fatty acids having at least one carbon-carbon double bond) in which the hydrogen atoms are oriented on opposite sides of the carbon-carbon double bond. As a result of this orientation, a relatively straight fatty acid chain results. In contrast, a cis unsaturated fatty acid has the hydrogen atoms oriented on the same side of the carbon-carbon double bond – producing a bend in the fatty acid molecule.
