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Oxidation of Aldehydes used as Food Aditives by Peroxinitrite: Organoleptic/Antoixidant Properties

Version 1 : Received: 3 February 2023 / Approved: 6 February 2023 / Online: 6 February 2023 (13:55:53 CET)

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Alcolado, C.I.; Garcia-Rio, L.; Mejuto, J.C.; Moreno, I.; Poblete, F.J.; Tejeda, J. Oxidation of Aldehydes Used as Food Additives by Peroxynitrite. Antioxidants 2023, 12, 743. Alcolado, C.I.; Garcia-Rio, L.; Mejuto, J.C.; Moreno, I.; Poblete, F.J.; Tejeda, J. Oxidation of Aldehydes Used as Food Additives by Peroxynitrite. Antioxidants 2023, 12, 743.

Abstract

Benzaldehyde and its derivatives are used as food supplements, due to their properties as anti-oxidants and mainly as organoleptic substances. The degradation of these aldehydes produces benzoic acid and benzyl alcohol derivatives, both of which present high toxicity levels. On the other hand, peroxynitrite acts as an oxidizing agent, thus strategies for its production control during food processing could help to improve food quality parameters such as taste, colour and functional properties. Therefore, the control of these degradative oxidation processes is of great interest to the food industry. In order to know in depth this problem, the present article has fo-cused on the kinetic study of the oxidation of aldehydes by peroxynitrite. The proposed mecha-nism justifies all the experimental results, passing through three competitive pathways were per-oxynitrite acts as a radical, nucleophilic or oxidant species. The possible increase of toxic prod-ucts was analyzed.

Keywords

oxidation; aldehydes; perxoinitrite; food aditives; organoleptic properties; antioxidant properties

Subject

Chemistry and Materials Science, Physical Chemistry

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