文摘
The relationships between the hydrophilic–lipophilic balance (HLB) of antioxidants (AOs) and their distributions and efficiencies in emulsions are not fully understood. Recent reports indicate that, for series of homologous antioxidants of different hydrophobicity, the variation of their efficiency with the HLB of the AO increases with the alkyl chain length up to a maximum (C<sub>3sub>–C<sub>8sub> ester) followed by a decrease (cut-off effect).