Question

what are antioxidants why are they added to fat and oil containing foodsexample of antioxidants example​

Answer 1

Answer:

antioxidants are the substances added to the food items in order to prevent the oxidation of food.They are highly reactive towards oxygen than the food particles and thus prevent the reaction between oxygen and food and thus helps in oxidation prevention.

eg: BHA, BHT, SO2 etc

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Answer 2

Answer:Anti oxidants are substances which prevents oxidation of other substances. They are added to fat and oil containing foods to prevent their oxidation. Otherwise, the food would become rancid and get spoil.

ex: garlic ,lemon ,etc