become rancid
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The reason it smells and tastes funky is because the omega-3 fatty acids in the seed have become rancid.
From Salon • Oct. 17, 2021
The resulting oils "have become rancid in the processing," writes Howard.
From Salon • Oct. 4, 2021
A: No. The milk has been ultrapasteurized, says Sandon, meaning heated to a very high temperature for a short time, so "there's nothing living in it to become rancid or sour."
From Seattle Times • Aug. 3, 2010
Now that they have learned how to prevent it, chemists revealed that bacon, potato chips, cakes, candy and similar foods become rancid if wrapped in ordinary transparent cellulose sheets.
From Time Magazine Archive
Since waxes contain no glycerol, they give no odor of acrolein when heated with dehydrating agents, do not become rancid, and are less easily hydrolyzed than the fats.
From The Chemistry of Plant Life by Thatcher, Roscoe Wilfred
