Question

What is the general name of the chemicals which are added to fat and oil containing foods to prevent the development of rancidity?

Answer 1

Anti-oxidants

Explanation:

• In our day to day life we notice that we have a lot of food with oil and fat content with them.
• We see that these oil and fats have a lot of carbon compounds in them .
• These compounds have a lot of compounds related to oxygen.These substitutes can get easily oxidised on getting in contact with air.
• When oxidised these compounds make a foul smell and are unable to eat which is called rancidity.
• Now this can be prevented by keeping these compounds in a anti oxidising nature.
• So the packets we store these in are filled up with anti oxidents to prevent oxidation.

Answer 2

Answer:

The general name of the chemicals which are added to fat and oil containing foods to prevent the development of rancidity is antioxidants.

Explanation:

• The term ‘antioxidants’ defines it prevent oxidants which are product of the oxidation reaction.
• This reaction is a chain process which result in damage of cells and tissues.
• This is majorly found in the vitamin C and vitamin E.
• Antioxidants are used in food preservation and cosmetic preservative as it prevents from deterioration of the certain products.
• It is used as stabilizers lubricants and fuel as they can easily undergo oxidation.

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