Oxidation kinetics of the triacylglycerols (TAGs) and fatty acid methyl esters (FAMEs) of sesame, olive, and canola oils were studied in the presence of the different concentrations of sesamol (0.1%-0.16%) at 60, 80, and 100 degrees C. Sesamol increased the temperature coefficient, T-C, and Q(10) number of the TAGs more significantly compared to the FAMEs. All the sesamol-added TAG and FAME systems, respectively, of the olive, canola, and sesame oils, respectively, exerted increased values of the Arrhenius (activation energy, E-a, and frequency factor, A) and Eyring (enthalpy, Delta H++, and entropy, Delta S++) equation parameters. Sesamol improved the Gibbs free energy (Delta G(++)) of the activated complex formation in the canola, sesame, and olive systems, respectively, and the effect was greater in the FAMEs.