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Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R

Assertion A : Butylated hydroxy anisole when added to butter increases its shelf life.
Reason R : Butylated hydroxy anisole is more reactive towards oxygen than food.

In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below

Option: 1

A is correct but R is not correct


Option: 2

A is not correct but R is correct


Option: 3

Both A and R are correct and R is the correct explanation of A


Option: 4

Both A and R are correct but R is NOT the correct explanation of A


Answers (1)

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The molecule BHA = Butylated hydroxyanisole commonly used as food preservatives which normally acts as antifungal and antiviral BHA reduces the rancidity of oil and fat which halps in retaining the nutrients (Butter contains saturated fats).

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