Abstract
The aim of this study was to evaluate the antioxidant effects of the essential oils of Myrtus communis leaves and Thymus caramanicus aerial parts in order to improve the physicochemical properties of potato chips. Sunflower oil without any antioxidant (control group) was fortified with BHA or TBHQ antioxidants (200 ppm), and M. communis or T. caramanicus essential oils (3,000 ppm). The effects of the antioxidant behavior of these compounds on the physicochemical properties of potato chips were analyzed by measuring peroxide value (PV), acid value (AV), and thiobarbituric acid (TBA). In addition, changes occurring in oxidation stability, texture, and color were evaluated. The results revealed that samples containing either M. communis or T. carmanicus showed a significant decrease in PV, as compared to the control sample. Compared with the control, the extracted oil of potato chips with M. communis or T. carmanicus led to the significant reduction in AV (p < .05). The results also revealed the addition of the essential oils of M. communis or T. carmanicus was obviously effective in preventing the TBA increasing value. Based on the results obtained by the Rancimat test, either T. carmanicus or M. communis essential oils could significantly increase the shelf‐life of potato chips, as compared with the control sample (p < .05). The hardness of potato chips was decreased in M. communis or T. carmanicus groups (p < .05), as compared to the control sample. Neither M. communis nor T. carmanicus essential oils had any negative effects on the lightness values, as compared to the control (p > .05). Based on the results, the physicochemical properties of potato chips could be improved with the addition of these essential oils.
Highlights
Dietary lipids, which are naturally occurring in raw food materials or added during food processing, serve a significant role in food industries
butylated hydroxyanisole (BHA) and butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT) have been used in food products with some restrictions since the late 1950s; in Europe, tertiary-butyl hydroquinone (TBHQ) became an accepted antioxidant for food use in 2004
acidity value (AV) from the extracted oil of samples indicated that the addition of M. communis, T. carmanicus essential oils, and BHA or TBHQ synthetic antioxidants significantly reduced AV in potato chips
Summary
Dietary lipids, which are naturally occurring in raw food materials or added during food processing, serve a significant role in food industries. Some of the most frequently synthetic groups of antioxidants used as food additives include tertiary-butyl hydroquinone (TBHQ), butylated hydroxyanisole (BHA), and butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT; E319-E321) group. This group is used in a variety of products, but it is most commonly found in foods that contain oil and fat (Wanasundara & Shahidi, 2005). BHA and BHT have been used in food products with some restrictions since the late 1950s; in Europe, TBHQ became an accepted antioxidant for food use in 2004 These prohibitions result from unsafe effects reported by some studies (Race, 2009; Weber, 2014; WHO, 1998). There is an increasing tendency to use naturally occurring antioxidants in food products, in order to replace the more conventional synthetic antioxidants (Wanasundara & Shahidi, 2005)
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