Answer the following · Q49
Q.Answer the following :
What do you understand by antioxidant ?
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Start your 14-day free trial to unlock the full solution →Step 1. Recall the definition. Section 16.1.2.5 states 'An antioxidant is a substance that delays the onset of oxidation or slows down the rate of oxidation of food stuff. It is used to extend the shelf life of food.'
Step 2. How it works. Antioxidants react with the oxygen-containing free radicals that would otherwise attack the food (e.g. the fatty-acid double bonds responsible for oxidative rancidity), and by reacting with those radicals first, they prevent the radicals from starting/continuing the oxidative chain reaction. …
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