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Question : Which of the following food additives is an antioxidant ? (1) Butylated hydroxyanisole (2) Cyclamate (3) Sodium metabisulphite (4) Amaranth answer : In all above the options the correct answer is (1) Butylated hydroxyanisole , the Butylated hydroxy anisole is written as BHA in short. BHA acts in contact with 02 (oxygen) light and heat to retard food degradation. antioxidant are those substances which are made by human or these substances can be natural , these antioxidant substances prevent some type of cell damage or these substances can […]