There have been growing interests by consumers for natural food and supplement ingredients. which one of Anti-oxidant categories are technically more efficient for application? the Natural (plant extracts) or the synthetic (petroleum based like BHA, BHT, PG) ones?
Dear Tadesse Fikre Teferra,
My experience through 30 years teaching and research would go with natural antioxidants. It is Eco friendly products, however, what these bio-molecules chemical state? see if you looked at the nutritional value of an orange has vitamin C, precursors of vitamin A plus more than 150 phytochemicals that may protect form heart disease and some types of cancer. On the other hand, vitamin C is available in a tablet with unbalanced chemical state usually in reduced form that not always safe. However, the chemical state of vitamin C from an orange have the the state of a chemical balanced in redox and reduced state plus more than 150 phytochemicals.
Also see what victor Herbert said about that:
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Best regards
Aly
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