Occurrence of volatile N-nitrosamines in dried chillies.
Twenty samples of dried chillies, fresh chillies and chilli sauces have been analysed for the presence of volatile N-nitrosamines. Over 75% of both dried whole chillies and chilli powder samples analysed contained N-nitrosodimethylamine and N-nitrosopyrrolidine (NPYR) at concentrations of 0.66-16.5 micrograms/kg and 0.48-6.0 micrograms/kg, respectively. Fresh chillies and chilli sauces were not found to contain volatile N-nitrosamines.
Tricker
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Institut of Toxicology & Chemotherapy, German Cancer Research Center, Heidelberg.
Siddiqi
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Preussmann
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D003212:Condiments / Q000032:analysis*; D009602:Nitrosamines / Q000032:analysis*; D014835:Volatilization
D009602:Nitrosamines