Butylated hydroxyanisole is an example of?

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Antioxidant in food

Antibiotic

Antifertility drug

Antiseptic

answer is A.

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Concept- To prevent food oxidation, butylated hydroxyanisole is utilised. It serves as a preservative and is used in food packaging. The free radical process is possible to be stopped by butylated hydroxyanisole.Both antibiotics and antiseptics have therapeutic benefits. Preservative butylated hydroxyanisole is used. Humans consume antibiotics and apply antiseptics to their skin, but butylated hydroxyanisole is added to food. Although some medications, like lovastatin, also contain butylated hydroxyanisole as an ingredient.
BHA is an antioxidant, a mixture of two organic isomers and used as a preservative in food.
Hence, the correct answer is option (1).

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