title: Determination of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in fumes from fried chicken legs.
abstract: The amount and variety of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in fumes during frying of chicken legs in edible oils were determined using a modified smoke collection device and a GC-MS technique. Chicken legs were fried in soybean oil, canola oil, or sunflower oil at 163 degrees C for 1-4 h. Results showed that most smoke (99%) was collected in the condensation apparatus, whereas the rest (1%) was adsorbed onto adsorption wool. A large proportion of PAHs in the smoke were detected in adsorption wool, whereas a small portion was found in the condensation apparatus. Canola oil generated the largest content (500.9 g for a frying time of 4 h) of smoke, followed by soybean oil, and sunflower oil. A similar trend was observed for PAH formation in fumes, with the exception that soybean oil produced a higher level than canola oil.
authors.affiliation: Ching Kuo Institute of Management and Health, Keelung, Taiwan 203.
authors.forename: Y C
authors.initials: YC
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: B H
authors.initials: BH
authors.lastname: Chen
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002241:Carbohydrates / Q000032:analysis; D002645:Chickens; D003296:Cooking; D005223:Fats / Q000032:analysis; D005229:Fatty Acids, Monounsaturated; D008401:Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry; D006358:Hot Temperature; D008460:Meat / Q000032:analysis; D009812:Odorants / Q000032:analysis*; D010938:Plant Oils; D011084:Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons / Q000032:analysis*; D011506:Proteins / Q000032:analysis; D000074262:Rapeseed Oil; D012906:Smoke / Q000032:analysis*; D013024:Soybean Oil; D000074242:Sunflower Oil; D017392:Thiobarbituric Acid Reactive Substances / Q000032:analysis
chemical_list: D002241:Carbohydrates; D005223:Fats; D005229:Fatty Acids, Monounsaturated; D010938:Plant Oils; D011084:Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons; D011506:Proteins; D000074262:Rapeseed Oil; D012906:Smoke; D000074242:Sunflower Oil; D017392:Thiobarbituric Acid Reactive Substances; D013024:Soybean Oil