Oxidation causes deterioration of freshness in flavor and aroma. Help keep food fresh and inhibit the destructive process that results in rancidity by adding Tenox™ food-grade antioxidants to your recipe. Tenox™ grades feature a base chemistry of tertiary butylhydroquinone (TBHQ), butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT), or butylated hydroxyanisole (BHA), and are also available as blends.EASTMAN TENOX™ ANTIOXIDANTS
TBHQ FOOD-GRADE ANTIOXIDANT:
Most effective antioxidant for highly unsaturated vegetable oils & edible animal fats, Tenox™ TBHQ will effectively "carry through" from frying oils to provide excellent stability for meat or poultry finished foods under USDA compliance.
BENEFITS
EASE OF USE
Eastman provides antioxidants that are drop-in solutions for a wide range of end applications.
EFFECTIVE
Renowned as an effective antioxidant, even at low concentration levels, for both highly unsaturated vegetable oils and edible animal fats.
REGULATORY APPROVED
More than 50 years of use, cleared by the USDA and FDA.
PREVENTS OXIDATION
Helps fight against degradation of flavor and odor.
CHARACTERISTICS
|
TBHQ
Content |
BHT
Content |
BHA
Content |
Citric Acid
Content
|
Physical Form
|
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
100%
|
Solid
|
||||
| Tenox™ R |
20%
|
20%
|
Liquid
|
||
| Tenox™ 20 |
20%
|
10%
|
Liquid
|
||
| Tenox™ 20A |
20%
|
3%
|
Liquid
|
||
| Tenox™ 21 |
20%
|
1%
|
Liquid
|
||
| Tenox™ 25 |
10%
|
10%
|
3%
|
Liquid
|
|
| Tenox™ 8 |
20%
|
Liquid
|
|||
| Tenox™ 4 |
20%
|
20%
|
Liquid
|
||
| Tenox™ 4B |
20%
|
Liquid
|
TBHQ = Tertiary-Butylhydroquinone
BHT = Butylated Hydroxytoluene
BHA = Butylated Hydroxyanisole
APPLICATIONS
| Tenox™ Antioxidant Grades → | 4 | 4B | 8 | 20 | 20A | 21 | 25 | R | TBHQ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Animal feeds | X | X | X | X | |||||
| Baked products | X | X | X | X | |||||
| Bakery mixes | X | X | X | ||||||
| Bakery shortening | X | X | X | ||||||
| Beverage mixes | X | ||||||||
| Candies | X | X | X | ||||||
| Cereals | X | X | X | ||||||
| Citrus oils | X | ||||||||
| Cookies | X | X | X | X | |||||
| Cosmetics | X | X | X | ||||||
| Crackers | X | X | X | X | |||||
| Dessert mixes | X | ||||||||
| Edible fats | X | X | X | X | X | ||||
| Fish oils & products | X | X | X | ||||||
| Flavorings | X | ||||||||
| Frying oils | X | X | X | X | |||||
| Inedible fats | X | X | X | ||||||
| Lard | X | X | X | ||||||
| Margarines | X | X | X | X | |||||
| Meat products | X | X | X | X | X | ||||
| Mineral oils | X | ||||||||
| Nuts | X | X | X | X | X | ||||
| Packaging materials | X | X | X | ||||||
| Pet foods | X | X | X | ||||||
| Potato chips | X | X | X | ||||||
| Poultry fat | X | X | |||||||
| Poultry products | X | X | |||||||
| Rice (brown, polish, & rice bran) | X | X | X | ||||||
| Rice (enriched) | X | ||||||||
| Sausages | X | X | X | X | |||||
| Shrimp (breaded) | X | X | X | ||||||
| Snack foods | X | X | X | X | |||||
| Spices | X | X | X | ||||||
| Tallow | X | X | X | ||||||
| Vegetable oil | X | X | X | X | |||||
| Vitamins | X | X | X | ||||||
| Waxes | X | ||||||||
| Yeast | X |
ABOUT EASTMAN
Eastman is a global specialty chemical company that produces a broad range of advanced materials, additives and functional products, specialty chemicals, and fibers that are found in products used every day. It provides key differentiated coatings, adhesives and specialty plastics products, and is a major supplier of cellulose acetate fibers. Headquartered in Kingsport, Tennessee, USA, the company serves customers in approximately 100 countries and employs approximately 13,500 people around the world.
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ChemPoint is the leader in the marketing, sales, and distribution of specialty and fine chemicals across North America and EMEA. We specialize in agile technologies and focused product teams, providing our customers with responsive, personalized service.
