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Re: Quality indicators
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<pre>I'm a chemist, but not a food chemist. Unsaturated fatty acids, like thise
in olive oil can form peroxides by reacting with oxygen. Light can
accelerate this reaction. These (peroxides) contribute to rancidity
associated with "old" oils. Don't know the meaning of the other measurements.
Alan Friedman
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