Lipid oxidation is a term that encompasses numerous chemical reactions between unsaturated fatty acids and oxygen. These reactions are detrimental to the quality of food since they lead to volatile products that lend off-flavors and aromas to food.
Free radicals are key to the process of lipid oxidation. These are high energy compounds that have unpaired electrons. They are known for propagating the reaction by abstracting hydrogens from other molecules.
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