. Triglycerides are a form of lipid and are made up of 1 glycerol and 3 fatty acids. In order for a triglyceride to be broken down, it must pass through 3 stages; the Beta Oxidation Stage, the Citric Acid Cycle or CAC, and the Electron Transport Chain. Two byproducts of Beta Oxidation and CAC are NADH and FADH-2. These two byproducts go on to the Electron Transport Chain to create the energy called ATP. A fatty acid is made up of a chain of carbon and hydrogen bonds, which are hydrophobic, and a carboxyl acid group at one end, which is hydrophilic. Depending on whether or not there or single bonds or double bonds will determine if it is saturated or unsaturated. In Beta Oxidation, Acetyl - CoA is produced when the fatty acid is broken down
