(1) Ta hanyar rage halayen antioxidants, abubuwan da ke cikin iskar oxygen a ciki da kewayen abinci suna raguwa. Wasu antioxidants, irin su ascorbic acid da erythorbic acid, suna da sauƙin oxidized kuma suna iya haifar da iskar oxygen a cikin abinci don fara amsawa tare da shi, don haka guje wa oxidation na mai.
(2)Antioxidants suna sakin hydrogen atoms kuma suna haɗawa da peroxides ta hanyar auto{1} oxidation na mai, suna katse yanayin sarkar, ta haka suna hana tsarin oxidation ci gaba.
(3) Ta hanyar lalatawa da raunana aikin oxidase, ba zai iya haifar da halayen oxidation ba.
(4) Rufe abubuwan da zasu iya tayar da hankali da haifar da halayen oxygenation, kamar hadaddun ions na ƙarfe waɗanda zasu iya haifar da halayen oxygenation, da sauransu.
