A second area of concern in protein cooking involves possible
formation of acrylamides.
Aside from the added fat, deep frying potatoes can lead to
the formation of acrylamides, which have been shown to increase your risk of cancer (5 — 7).
McCain Foods is committed to continuing efforts to reduce
the formation of acrylamide in our products by monitoring the latest research and assessing applicability.
We have made progress in reducing
the formation of acrylamide by selecting the best potatoes, controlling storage and processing conditions, and by providing clear instructions on all retail and foodservice packaging for optimal cooking times and temperatures.
Not exact matches
Describing
acrylamide as a «processing contaminant,» Professor Halford detailed in his seminar that the real problem was the degree
of uncertainty
of acrylamide formation in food.
«In potatoes, wheat and rye, we've identified varieties that have low potential for
acrylamide formation — that's something that the food industry can make use
of already.
Browning is a sign
of acrylamide formation, which is a carcinogen.
Suspecting that the reaction might play a role in
acrylamide formation, Richard Stadler and colleagues at the Nestlé Research Center in Lausanne, Switzerland, and Donald Mottram
of the University
of Reading and colleagues heated slurries
of sugars and amino acids at temperatures hot enough to trigger the Maillard reaction.
Methods for Determining the Potential
of Acrylamide Formation and Its Elimination in Raw Materials for Food Preparation, such as Potatoes; Official Food Control Authority
of the Canton
of Zurich;
Finally, we would like to note that caramelization
of food (as exemplified by the heating and browing
of onions) is not a protein - based chemical reaction but a reaction only involving food sugars and is not the same as the above - described AGE
formation and
acrylamide formation processes.