Ester hydrolisis

To answer this user's question, the product shown is correct. When a triglyceride reacts with three equivalents of sodium hydroxide (NaOH), each ester bond breaks because the hydroxide ion attacks the carbon in the carbonyl group. This reaction produces three sodium carboxylate salts (soaps) and glycerol. During the process, the hydroxide ion breaks the bonds and releases part of the glycerol molecule, which turns into an alcohol. In the end, the products are glycerol and three sodium carboxylates. The carboxylates change into free fatty acids if the mixture is made acidic.