The present study examined the antioxidant activity of black tea theaflavins and catechin derivatives in canola oil.Oxidation was conducted at 95°C by monitoring the oxygen consumption and decreases in the linoleic and alpha-linolenic acids of canola oil.All were tested at a concentration of 0.5 mM.Gate-chins,including (-)-epicatechin,(-)-epicatechin galIate,(-)-epigal-locatechin,and (-)-epigallocatechin gal late (EGCG),were more effective than theaflavins,namely,theaflavin-1,theaflavin-3-gallate,theaflavin-3'-gallate,and theaflavin-3,3'-digallate (TF_3),against the lipid oxidation of canola oil.Among the four theaflavins,TF_3 was the most effective,whereas among the four catechins,EGCG was the most potent.Under the same conditions,all theaflavins and catechins were more powerful than BHT as an antioxidant in heated canola oil.Little or no difference in antioxidant activity was observed between each catechin and epimer pair.Methylation of the 3'-OH led to a significant loss of antioxidant activity of the catechins.
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