Myristic acid, also called Tetradecanoic acid, is a common saturated fatty acid found in dairy products. Checmical formula: CH₃(CH₂)₁₂COOH. In chemistry, especially biochemistry, a fatty acid is a carboxylic acid (or organic acid), often with a long aliphatic tail (long chains), either saturated or unsaturated. ... Dairy products are generally defined as foodstuffs produced from milk. ...

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