Moreover, in the food industry, addition of free radical
scavenging antioxidants has been one of the effective
ways of retarding fat oxidation. Synthetic antioxidants,
such as butylated hydroxyanisole (BHA) and butylated
hydroxytoluene (BHT), are widely used. However, demands
for natural food ingredients have continuously
increased and there has been a general desire to replace
synthetic food additives with natural alternatives (Branen,
1975). Unfortunately, known natural antioxidants,
including tocopherols, are less effective than synthetic
ones. This leads to interest and the need to identify new
natural antioxidants for use as safe and effective additives
in the food industry