This was also the case
under high oxygen. In both systems, the nominal value a few hours
after addition of KCS favoured lower TBARS values (significant in
high oxygen). Again, the changes inducible by KCS were relatively
small compared to the volatiles produced endogenously. The
TBARS values were below the thresholds assumed detectable by
sensory analysis, even after 8 days high oxygen storage (Resconi
et al., 2012). The TBARS data suggest that the added KCS initially
acted like antioxidants and then gradually become pro-oxidants.
The increase in TBARS due to KCS addition was small (from 0.30
to 0.38 mg/kg after 13 days chill storage).