Abstract: With increasing efforts in toxicological studies and increasing public concerns about food safety, natural antioxidants will tend to replace synthetic ones in the future, which are currently used widely in the market. Besides natural antioxidants with good liposolubility, modification of some poorly liposoluble antioxidants also shows improved liposolubility and enhanced antioxidant activity for practical application. With the aim to provide a reference for their further exploitation and utilization, this article reviews recent progress in studying several typical liposoluble and modified liposoluble natural antioxidants. Furthermore, their prospects for future applications are discussed.

Key words: natural antioxidants, liposolubility, modification