title: Investigations of factors that influence the acrylamide content of heated foodstuffs.
abstract: The acrylamide content of heated foodstuffs should be considered to be the net result of complex reactions leading to the formation and elimination/degradation of this compound. The present study, involving primarily homogenized potato heated in an oven, was designed to characterize parameters that influence these reactions, including the heating temperature, duration of heating, pH, and concentrations of various components. Higher temperature (200 degrees C) combined with prolonged heating times produced reduced levels of acrylamide, due to elimination/degradation processes. At certain concentrations the presence of asparagine or monosaccharides (in particular, fructose and also glucose and glyceraldehyde) was found to increase the net content of acrylamide. Addition of other free amino acids or a protein-rich food component strongly reduced the acrylamide content, probably by promoting competing reactions and/or covalently binding acrylamide formed. The dependence on pH of the acrylamide content exhibited a maximum around pH 8; in particular, lower pH was shown to enhance elimination and decelerate formation of acrylamide. In contrast, the effects of additions of antioxidants or peroxides on acrylamide content were small or nonexistent.
authors: Department of Environmental Chemistry, Stockholm University, S-106 91 Stockholm, Sweden.
authors: Per
authors: P
authors: Rydberg
authors: Sune
authors: S
authors: Eriksson
authors: Eden
authors: E
authors: Tareke
authors: Patrik
authors: P
authors: Karlsson
authors: Lars
authors: L
authors: Ehrenberg
authors: Margareta
authors: M
authors: Törnqvist
mesh_terms: D020106:Acrylamide / Q000032:analysis*; D000596:Amino Acids / Q000494:pharmacology; D000818:Animals; D000975:Antioxidants / Q000494:pharmacology; D002241:Carbohydrates / Q000494:pharmacology; D005399:Fishes; D006358:Hot Temperature; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D015416:Maillard Reaction; D008460:Meat; D011506:Proteins / Q000494:pharmacology; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D011198:Solanum tuberosum / Q000737:chemistry*; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D000596:Amino Acids; D000975:Antioxidants; D002241:Carbohydrates; D011506:Proteins; D020106:Acrylamide