Review of the polymorphism of saturated even glycerides

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Summary In order to give a unified picture of recent findings on glyceride polymorphism a review is presented which covers in some detail the saturated single fatty acid triglycerides, the mixed C 16 −C 18 saturated triglycerides, saturated diglycerides, and saturated monoglycerides. Mention is made, merely by way of comparison, of unsaturated and saturated‐unsaturated triglycerides and unsaturated diglycerides. The value of a knowledge of glyceride polymorphism in the identification of naturally occurring glycerides is indicated by a number of examples.