Variation of Antioxidant Retention and Some Properties of Soybean Oil during Simulated Frying Operations

Antioxidants. BHA, BHT and PG were added to a commercial soybean oil at a level of 200 ppm, and the antioxidant-treated oils and a control oil were subjected to 30 min. heating at and 23.5 hr. cooling at room temperature for 6 times. Variations of % antioxidant retention and some physical and chemical properties of the oils were investigated. The results of the present study were as follows. 1. The % retention of BHA, BHT and PG after the second heating and cooling was respectively 60.5, 55.7 and 40.5 %. That of BHA, BHT and PG after the 6th heating and cooling was respectively 5.7, 3.0 and 1.8 %. 2. The refractive indices and viscosity of the oils, including the control, increased slowly at first. but after 4th heating and cooling, these values increased rapidly. The color indices of the oils, including the control, increased very rapidly, but after the 2nd heating and cooling, the rates of the increase diminished considerably. 3. The efficiency of each antioxidant in suppressing peroxide, thiobarbituric acid, and acid value development decreased rapidly as the antioxidant contents of the oils decreased. After the 6th heating and cooling, the peroxide. thiobarbituric acid and acid values of the oils treated initially with the antioxidants did not differ appreciably from those of the control.