What chemical elements make up triglycerides?

Triglycerides, chemically, are esters of glycerol and fatty acids. So, they also contain only carbon, hydrogen and oxygen, like alcohols and fatty acids. read more

A triglyceride is a combination of a glycerol molecule and three fatty acids. In each fatty acid, a carbon atom from the carboxyl group binds to an oxygen atom from each of the three hydroxyl groups in the glycerol molecule. read more

Triglycerides are esters in which three molecules of one or more different fatty acids are linked to the alcohol glycerol; they are named according to the fatty acid components; e.g., tristearin contains three molecules of stearic acid, and oleodistearin, one of oleic acid and two of stearic acid. read more