Properties of Triglycerides

• Energy storage

  Due to the large ratio of energy storing carbon hydrogen bonds compared to the number of carbon atoms, a lot of energy is stored in triglycerides
• Due to the high ratio of hydrogen to oxygen atoms, triglycerides act as a metabolic water source.
• Triglycerides do not affect water potentials and osmosis because they are large and hydrophobic, making them insoluble in water
• Lipids have a relatively low mass meaning a lot can be stored without increasing the mass