Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-27327
Publication type: Article in scientific journal
Type of review: Peer review (publication)
Title: The impact of fat deterioration on formation of acrylamide in fried foods
Authors: Gertz, Christian
Aladedunye, Felix
Popp, Martin
Matthäus, Bertrand
et. al: No
DOI: 10.1002/ejlt.202200144
10.21256/zhaw-27327
Published in: European Journal of Lipid Science and Technology
Volume(Issue): 125
Issue: 4
Page(s): 2200144
Issue Date: 20-Feb-2023
Publisher / Ed. Institution: Wiley
ISSN: 1438-7697
1438-9312
Language: English
Subjects: Acid value; Acrylamide; Frying; Oxidation
Subject (DDC): 664: Food technology
Abstract: The current study investigates to what extent the reaction products of thermal degradation directly influence acrylamide formation in French fries. The frying tests at 170 and 180 °C are carried out with rapeseed oil for 32 h with 128 frying cycles. Acrylamide content in French fries is determined by LC-MS/MS. Oxidative and thermal degradation is followed by measuring total polar compounds (TPC), di- and polymerized triacylglycerols (DPTG), monomer oxidized triacylglycerols (MONOX), p-anisidine value (AnV), mono and di-acyl-glycerols (MAG and DAG), acid value (AV), epoxy fatty acids, iodine value (IV), saponification value, and fatty acid composition. During frying, the nature and degradation level of the frying medium have a direct impact on acrylamide formation. It can be shown that the pH-dependent reaction is strongly inhibited at acid values above 0.5 mg KOH g−1 oil. Acidity measured as AV or FFA is mainly caused by oxidation, and less so by hydrolysis of triacylglycerols (TAG) as assumed up to now. Obviously, acid functional groups formed by oxidation of unsaturated fatty acids bound in TAG can act not only as catalyst for dimerization of TAG but also interact with asparagine as most important precursor for acrylamide formation so that no reaction with carbonyl groups for the formation of acrylamide is necessary. Practical applications: The same acidic functional groups that are known to catalyze the formation of dimeric TAG under frying conditions (160–190 °C, access of oxygen) in a nonradical mechanism apparently can also deactivate asparagine by protonization as a potential precursor for the formation of acrylamide. It is recommended not to reduce acidity of used frying oil by active filter aids below AV ≥ 0.5 as it helps to reduce acrylamide contamination of fried food.
URI: https://digitalcollection.zhaw.ch/handle/11475/27327
Fulltext version: Published version
License (according to publishing contract): CC BY-NC-ND 4.0: Attribution - Non commercial - No derivatives 4.0 International
Departement: Life Sciences and Facility Management
Organisational Unit: Institute of Food and Beverage Innovation (ILGI)
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Gertz, C., Aladedunye, F., Popp, M., & Matthäus, B. (2023). The impact of fat deterioration on formation of acrylamide in fried foods. European Journal of Lipid Science and Technology, 125(4), 2200144. https://doi.org/10.1002/ejlt.202200144
Gertz, C. et al. (2023) ‘The impact of fat deterioration on formation of acrylamide in fried foods’, European Journal of Lipid Science and Technology, 125(4), p. 2200144. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1002/ejlt.202200144.
C. Gertz, F. Aladedunye, M. Popp, and B. Matthäus, “The impact of fat deterioration on formation of acrylamide in fried foods,” European Journal of Lipid Science and Technology, vol. 125, no. 4, p. 2200144, Feb. 2023, doi: 10.1002/ejlt.202200144.
GERTZ, Christian, Felix ALADEDUNYE, Martin POPP und Bertrand MATTHÄUS, 2023. The impact of fat deterioration on formation of acrylamide in fried foods. European Journal of Lipid Science and Technology. 20 Februar 2023. Bd. 125, Nr. 4, S. 2200144. DOI 10.1002/ejlt.202200144
Gertz, Christian, Felix Aladedunye, Martin Popp, and Bertrand Matthäus. 2023. “The Impact of Fat Deterioration on Formation of Acrylamide in Fried Foods.” European Journal of Lipid Science and Technology 125 (4): 2200144. https://doi.org/10.1002/ejlt.202200144.
Gertz, Christian, et al. “The Impact of Fat Deterioration on Formation of Acrylamide in Fried Foods.” European Journal of Lipid Science and Technology, vol. 125, no. 4, Feb. 2023, p. 2200144, https://doi.org/10.1002/ejlt.202200144.


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