Effectiveness of natural antioxidants in sunflower oil

The antioxidant activity of ∝- and δ-tocopherol, citric acid, ascorbic acid and ascorbyl palmitate was investigated in sunflower oil containing naturally occurring tocopherol. The effectiveness of natural antioxidants in sunflower oil was monitored by the accelerated oxidative stability test Rancima...

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Autores: Carelli, Amalia A., Franco, Indira C., Crapiste, Guillermo H.
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2005
País:Panamá
Institución:Universidad Tecnológica de Panamá
Repositorio:Repositorio Institucional de documento digitales de acceso abierto de la UTP
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ridda2.utp.ac.pa:123456789/2819
Acceso en línea:http://ridda2.utp.ac.pa/handle/123456789/2819
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Autooxidation
Natural antioxidants
Polar compounds
Sunflower oil
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Sumario:The antioxidant activity of ∝- and δ-tocopherol, citric acid, ascorbic acid and ascorbyl palmitate was investigated in sunflower oil containing naturally occurring tocopherol. The effectiveness of natural antioxidants in sunflower oil was monitored by the accelerated oxidative stability test Rancimat and oxidation development during storage under different conditions. Samples in storage experiments were periodically removed and analyzed for peroxide value, p-anisidine value, total content and distribution of polar compounds, and residual naturally occurring tocopherol. The effectiveness of each antioxidant was strongly dependent on temperature and the testing method. While ascorbic acid appears to be the most effective antioxidant according to the Rancimat oxidative stability index, δ-tocopherol shows improved performance when considering storage experiments.