Tert-Butylhydroquinone (TBHQ)
Tert-Butylhydroquinone (TBHQ) What is Tert-Butylhydroquinone (TBHQ)? Tert-Butylhydroquinone (TBHQ) is a food additive and a lipid-antioxidant. It is available in a white or whitish-colored crystalline fine powder. Recently, TBHQ has been found to provide antibacterial activity.1,2 It is most effective when combined with other antioxidants such as: Butylated hydroxyanisole (BHA) Butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT). [...]