However, if TFAs are replaced with polyunsaturated oils, antioxidants may be required to extend the shelflife of foods by quenching free radicals, thereby delaying oxidation, degradation, and loss of nutrients, pigments and flavor in foods. When natural antioxidants are used, the finished product's label can be very consumer-friendly.
Fortium[r] brand products, by Kemin Food Ingredients Inc. (Des Moines, Iowa), are all-natural food ingredients that extend the life of meats, seasonings, salad dressings, nuts, breads, bakery mixes and other high-fat matrices. Kemin's Fortium T products are a proprietary formulation of mixed tocopherols and delta-rich tocopherols. Mixed tocopherols consisting of alpha-, beta-, gamma- and delta-tocopherols generally are used for preservation.