H-Chem - Antioxidants

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What are many flavour and aroma molecules?

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Aldehydes

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What causes the oxidation of food?

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Oxygen from the air

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What is the result of the oxidation of edible oils?

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It gives food a rancid flavour.

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What are antioxidants?

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Molecules that prevent unwanted oxidation reactions occurring.

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How do antioxidants function in terms of oxidation?

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They are substances that are easily oxidised and oxidise in place of the compounds they protect.

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How can antioxidants be identified in a redox equation?

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As the substance being oxidised.

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