Acrylamide: inhibition of formation in processed food and mitigation of toxicity in cells, animals, and humans (original) (raw)
Abstract
Potentially toxic acrylamide is largely derived from the heat-inducing reactions between the amino group of the amino acid asparagine and carbonyl groups of glucose and fructose in plant-derived foods including cereals, coffees, almonds, olives, potatoes, and sweet potatoes. This review surveys and consolidates the following dietary aspects of acrylamide: distribution in food, exposure and consumption by diverse populations, reduction of the content in different food categories, and mitigation of adverse in vivo effects. Methods to reduce acrylamide levels include selecting commercial food with a low acrylamide content, selecting cereal and potato varieties with low levels of asparagine and reducing sugars, selecting processing conditions that minimize acrylamide formation, adding food-compatible compounds and plant extracts to food formulations before processing that inhibit acrylamide formation during processing of cereal products, coffees, teas, olives, almonds, and potato products, and reducing multiorgan toxicity (antifertility, carcinogenicity, neurotoxicity, teratogenicity). The herein described observations and recommendations are of scientific interest for food chemistry, pharmacology, and toxicology, but also have the potential to benefit nutrition, food safety, and human health.
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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/C5FO00320B
Article type
Review Article
Submitted
26 Mar 2015
Accepted
01 May 2015
First published
19 May 2015
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Food Funct., 2015,6, 1752-1772
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Acrylamide: inhibition of formation in processed food and mitigation of toxicity in cells, animals, and humans
M. Friedman,Food Funct., 2015, 6, 1752DOI: 10.1039/C5FO00320B
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