Oxidative Stability and Volatile Formations in Linoleic Acid-D2O Models in the Presence of Deuteron or Electron Donors

Effects of deuteron (D⁺) and electron donors on the oxidative stability in linoleic acid–water model systems were evaluated by analyzing headspace oxygen content and headspace volatiles. Acetic acid‐d and tetrakis(dimethylamino)ethylene (TDAE) were selected as a deuteron and an electron donor, respectively. Samples containing acetic acid‐d had significantly lower headspace oxygen content than controls while those containing TDAE had significantly higher headspace oxygen content (p < 0.05). Combination of acetic acid‐d and TDAE accelerated the consumption of headspace oxygen. Volatiles including t‐2‐heptenal, 2‐octenal, or 2,4‐octadienal had higher mass to charge ratio (m/z) of (molecular weight +1)/molecular weight in samples with deuterium oxide than in samples with deuterium free water. However, no significant difference was observed in the m/z ratio of (molecular weight +1)/molecular weight of those volatiles among samples with or without deuteron or electron donors. Also, lipid hydroperoxides with deuterium, were not found in samples containing deuterium oxide and acetic acid‐d. Therefore, added acetic acid‐d may not be involved on the formation of lipid hydroperoxides and volatiles directly.