Biology PYQ 389 of 399 · Biology in Everyday Life & Applied Biology

A substance added to food containing fats and oils is called

  1. AOxidant
  2. BRancid
  3. CAntioxidant
  4. DNone of the above

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Correct answer: (c) Antioxidant

Explanation

Fats and oils turn rancid when they are oxidised by air. Antioxidants (such as BHA and BHT) are added to food containing fats and oils to slow this oxidation.

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