The breakdown products of dietary triglycerides are resynthesized into triglycerides by intestinal cells and pass from these cells into lacteals.

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Dietary triglycerides are broken down into their component fatty acids and monoglycerides by lipase enzymes in the small intestine. These products are then resynthesized into triglycerides within the intestinal cells, and packaged into lipoprotein particles called chylomicrons. Chylomicrons are too large to enter the bloodstream directly, so they pass through lacteals (lymphatic vessels) and eventually enter the bloodstream via the thoracic duct.

The Breakdown Products of Dietary Triglycerides Are Resynthesized into Triglycerides