Resumen: Surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) has been applied to the determination of the antioxidant butylated hydroxyanisole (BHA), commonly used in fatty foods and oils to prevent their oxidation. The use of SERS Raman microscopy with an inexpensive homemade silver substrate allowed the direct determination of BHA in oils without any sample handling. Several edible and essential oils (used as flavorings) have been considered for this purpose. The experimental conditions, the peculiarities of each type of oil, and the characteristics of silver substrate, including scanning electron microscopy (SEM) analysis, are shown and discussed. Idioma: Inglés Año: 2015 Publicado en: SPECTROSCOPY 30, 7 (2015), 40-45 ISSN: 0887-6703 Originalmente disponible en: Texto completo de la revista