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enzymatic browning

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oxidation reaction in foods

  • A woman reads the nutrition labels on two brightly colored boxes of cereal.
    In food additive: Antioxidants

    …oxidation reactions, collectively known as enzymatic browning, is a dark pigment called melanin. Antioxidants that inhibit enzyme-catalyzed oxidation include agents that bind free oxygen (i.e., reducing agents), such as ascorbic acid (vitamin C), and agents that inactivate the enzymes, such as citric acid and sulfites.

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