above 250 F for plant - based foods will form the cancer - causing chemical
called Acrylamide.
Frying and even baking and broiling carbohydrates creates a carcinogenic chemical
called acrylamide in the food.
In April, Swedish scientists shocked the public with news that they had found a nerve poison and probable carcinogen,
called acrylamide, in a range of fried and baked foods, especially potatoes.
I learned something interesting recently in my environmental health class — that when heated under high heat, ALL high carbohydrate foods as part of the Maillard reaction produce something
called acrylamide and glycidamide.
Don't toast to the point of dark browning, however, as this can cause carcinogenic compounds
called acrylamides to be formed.
Take care not to heat the oil higher than this temperature as it will cause free radicals
called acrylamides to form in the oil.
Don't toast to the point of dark browning, however, as this can cause carcinogenic compounds
called acrylamides to be formed.
Not exact matches
The World Health Organization expresses concern with the primary ingredients in hydrogels — the acrylic acid and
acrylamide, also
called sodium polyacrylate.
Take oven - dried + steam - rehydrated plums, also
called prunes; these are the second highest source of
acrylamide; an example of man transforming a healthy fruit into a clear - cut carcinogen.
However, one particular amino acid —
called asparagine — has a far greater tendency to interact with sugars and to form
acrylamide than other amino acids.
Once ingested,
acrylamide can be detoxified in the body if it is processed through our cytochrome P450 enzyme system and converted into glycidamide, or if it is hooked together with the sulfur - containing, antioxidant molecule
called glutathione.