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Fatty foods become rancid to the process of ?


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Rancidity:

  • Food that has spoiled and is no longer suitable for consumption is referred to as rancidity.
  • Oxidation, is a process in which a chemical reacts with oxygen to become oxidized.
  • When unsaturated fatty acids or lipids included in fatty foods react with atmospheric oxygen, they produce hydroperoxides.
  • It results in an unpleasant odor and a changed flavor.

Therefore, fatty foods become rancid due to the process of oxidation.


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