Risk assessment of chemical substances of safety concern generated in processed meats

This manuscript is reviewing the presence of substances of safety concern that may be generated in different types of meat products. Such substances include N-nitrosamines that can be generated under certain conditions when using nitrite as preservative, the polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons generate...

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Main Authors: Mónica Flores, Leticia Mora, Milagro Reig, Fidel Toldrá
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tsinghua University Press 2019-09-01
Series:Food Science and Human Wellness
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213453019300485
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author Mónica Flores
Leticia Mora
Milagro Reig
Fidel Toldrá
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description This manuscript is reviewing the presence of substances of safety concern that may be generated in different types of meat products. Such substances include N-nitrosamines that can be generated under certain conditions when using nitrite as preservative, the polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons generated as a consequence of particular smoking processes, heterocyclic aromatic amines generated under particular cooking conditions, compounds released from the oxidation of lipids and proteins, Maillard reaction products like acrylamide and carboxymethyl lysine, and amines that can be generated and accumulated in fermented meats. These hazardous compounds, their mechanisms of generation, risks for health and ways of preventing its presence in meat products are briefly described in this review. Keywords: Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, Heterocyclic amines, Nitrosamines, Amino acids oxidation, Lipids oxidation, Maillard reaction products, Biogenic amines
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spelling doaj-art-ecb25e89b8a445c097b1b30e2f06f54f2025-02-02T23:24:55ZengTsinghua University PressFood Science and Human Wellness2213-45302019-09-0183244251Risk assessment of chemical substances of safety concern generated in processed meatsMónica Flores0Leticia Mora1Milagro Reig2Fidel Toldrá3Instituto de Agroquímica y Tecnología de Alimentos (CSIC), Avenue Agustín Escardino 7, 46980, Paterna, Valencia, SpainInstituto de Agroquímica y Tecnología de Alimentos (CSIC), Avenue Agustín Escardino 7, 46980, Paterna, Valencia, SpainInstituto de Ingeniería de Alimentos para el Desarrollo, Universitat Politècnica de Valencia, Camino de vera s/n, 46022, Valencia, SpainInstituto de Agroquímica y Tecnología de Alimentos (CSIC), Avenue Agustín Escardino 7, 46980, Paterna, Valencia, Spain; Corresponding author.This manuscript is reviewing the presence of substances of safety concern that may be generated in different types of meat products. Such substances include N-nitrosamines that can be generated under certain conditions when using nitrite as preservative, the polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons generated as a consequence of particular smoking processes, heterocyclic aromatic amines generated under particular cooking conditions, compounds released from the oxidation of lipids and proteins, Maillard reaction products like acrylamide and carboxymethyl lysine, and amines that can be generated and accumulated in fermented meats. These hazardous compounds, their mechanisms of generation, risks for health and ways of preventing its presence in meat products are briefly described in this review. Keywords: Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, Heterocyclic amines, Nitrosamines, Amino acids oxidation, Lipids oxidation, Maillard reaction products, Biogenic amineshttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213453019300485
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