Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R

Assertion A : Butylated hydroxy anisole when added to butter increases its shelf life.

Reason R : Butylated hydroxy anisole is more reactive towards oxygen than food.

In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below

1. A A is correct but R is not correct
2. B Both A and R are correct but R is NOT the correct explanation of A
3. C Both A and R are correct and R is the correct explanation of A Correct answer
4. D A is not correct but R is correct