A meal providing 1200 kcalories contains 10 g of saturated fats, 14 g of monounsaturated fats, and 20 g of polyunsaturated fats. What is the percentage of energy supplied by the lipids?
a. 22 b. 33
c. 44 d. 55
b
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A) ?origin of the fat B) ?degree of saturation C) ?number of acid groups D) ?number of oxygen atoms