Kinetics of Peroxide Formation in Hazelnut, Olive and Cottonseed Oils ABSTRACTIn this study, peroxide formation in hazelnut, olive and cottonseed oils was determined under accelerated oxidation conditions (45, 60 and 75°C, 1 mL/s air flow velocity). While hazelnut and olive oils had high oleic acid contents, cottonseed was high in palmitic and linoleic acid contents. Total tocopherol contents of hazelnut, cottonseed and olive oils were 101.14, 232.7 and 37.93 mg/kg, respectively. The kinetic analysis of data showed that reaction order approached to zero with an increase in temperature, and reaction rate constants increased. The activation energies and frequency factors of hazelnut, olive, and cottonseed oils for peroxide formation were 83. , respectively. Among studied oils, cottonseed oil had a higher activation energy value for peroxide formation.