#68716
in aqueous systems, it would be due to
Iodine atoms being reduced to
Iodide anions.
in oil, it may be due to
Iodine adding across the double bond in the unsaturated side chains of the glyceryl esters. the product is iodinated oil, which is known in the art. one can search for "iodinated oil"
either way, a chemist would call it an electron transfer.