Butylated hydroxytoluene is widely used as an antioxidant agent in edible fats and oils, frozen foods, chewing gums, beer, canned foods and meat products. It helps in extending the shelf-life of products by preventing the oxidation of fats and oils. BHT acts as a radical-scavenger to stabilize products from rancidity by reacting with the free radicals produced during the lipid oxidation chain...