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What is the primary function of antioxidants?
ChemistryChemistry in Everyday LifeNEET
Options:
  • A Enhancing food flavor
  • B Increasing food shelf life by retarding the action of oxygen
  • C Promoting microbial growth in food
  • D Adding nutritive value to food
Solution:
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The correct answer is: Increasing food shelf life by retarding the action of oxygen
Antioxidants help in food preservation by retarding the action of oxygen on food, which increases shelf life.

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