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monoglyceride
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monoglyceride
a compound consisting of one molecule of fatty acid esterified to glycerol.


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Monoglycerides of fatty acids have been widely used as dough additives to retard staling in the finished loaf.
The Tongue Gland releases Lingual Lipase, the digestive enzyme that initiates the Triglyceride Digestion process causing them to dissolve into Fatty Acids and Monoglycerides.
The remaining FAs in the intestinal fluid have to be baked into micelles, together with bile acids and monoglycerides from the triglyceride content of the meal.
 
 
 
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