what does it mean to say that the ratio of oxygen to carbon in fat is smaller than that in carbohydrate? i know that the formula for glucose is c6h12o6. so when they say that the ratio of oxygen to carbon in fat is smaller, what exactly is it like?

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So the oxygen to carbon ratio in glucose is 6/6 which is 1. so for fat it must be smaller than 1? so something like C60H12O2 would have a oxygen to carbon ratio of 2/60 which is much smaller than that of carbohydrate? Is this what they mean?

Thanks.

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