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What is rancidity

This results from  the  formation  of  aldehyde due  to the  oxidation of unsaturated glycerides or by the liberation of fatty acids due to hydrolysis.

In  autoxidation, oxygen reacts with  unsaturated fatty  acids.  Initially, peroxides are formed, which  in  turn, breakdown to hydrocarbons, ketones, aldehydes and  smaller amounts of epoxides and alcohols. 


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