Butylated hydroxyanisole is an antioxidant and used as preservative in foods, cosmetics, and pharmaceuticals.
butylated hydroxyanisole
29095050
Powder
butylated hydroxyanisole
25013-16-5
Industrial
High
Butylated hydroxyanisole Trade Information
1000 Kilograms Per Week
4 Days
25 kg
Gujarat
Product Description
Butylated hydroxyanisole (BHA) is a synthetic food antioxidant used to prevent oils, fats and shortenings from oxidative deterioration and rancidity. This review depicts the current knowledge on BHA. The physical and chemical characteristics of BHA are summarized and its function as a food antioxidant is made clear. Butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT) is an antioxidant and used as preservative in foods, animal feed, animal and vegetable oils, petroleum products, rubber, and plastics.They donate a hydrogen atom to oxygen radicals derived from fatty acids, thus scavenging ROS. Apart from this, BHA also increases the activity of hepatic cytosolic gamma-glutamylcysteine synthetase which synthesizes glutathione, an antioxidant.