PALM PHENOLICS AND FLAVONOIDS AS POTENT BIOLOGICAL AND CHEMICAL ANTIOXIDANTS FOR APPLICATIONS IN FOODS AND EDIBLE OILS

摘要

This invention relates to the use of palm phenolics as natural antioxidants and food preservatives. In particular, the present invention relates to antioxidant compounds derived from a plant material, wherein the said antioxidant compounds are phenolics comprising but not confined to phenolic acids and flavonoids extracted from by-products of palm oil mill.