[en] Maillard reactions are responsible for the formation of many compounds in food that have been baked at temperatures above 120°C1. Some of these compounds are sought for their contribution to the organoleptic qualities of food but others, such as acrylamide, have been identified since 1986 as reprotoxic, genotoxic and carcinogenic in animals2.
Synthesized from a chain reaction between free sugars and free asparagine, acrylamide has been found in many food such as products prepared from wheat flour1,3,4.
The correlation between the amount of free sugars and free asparagine in raw food with the acrylamide content in the baked food has been well documented5. For this reason we compared the levels of 15 wheat varieties and identified wheat varieties with significantly lower level (=0.05) in acrylamide precursors. Those varieties could therefore be used preferentially in products intended for food.
Disciplines :
Biochemistry, biophysics & molecular biology
Author, co-author :
Lecart, Brieuc ; Université de Liège > Agronomie, Bio-ingénierie et Chimie (AgroBioChem) > Chimie biologique industrielle
Other collaborator :
Jacquet, Nicolas ; Université de Liège > Agronomie, Bio-ingénierie et Chimie (AgroBioChem) > Chimie biologique industrielle
Anseeuw, Laurent; Université de Liège - ULiège > Master 2
Renier, Margot; Université de Liège - ULiège > Master 2
Njeumen, Patrick; Université de Liège - ULiège > Master 2
Bodson, Bernard ; Université de Liège > Agronomie, Bio-ingénierie et Chimie (AgroBioChem) > Phytotechnie des régions tempérées
Vanderschuren, Hervé ; Université de Liège > Agronomie, Bio-ingénierie et Chimie (AgroBioChem) > Biologie végétale
Richel, Aurore ; Université de Liège > Agronomie, Bio-ingénierie et Chimie (AgroBioChem) > Chimie biologique industrielle
Language :
English
Title :
Identifying wheat varieties with low acrylamide potential
Alternative titles :
[fr] Identification de variétés de blé à faible potentiel d'acrylamide
Publication date :
05 July 2016
Number of pages :
800x1000 mm
Event name :
Journées condorcet 2016
Event organizer :
Structure Fédérative de Recherche Condorcet
Event place :
Gembloux, Belgium
Event date :
Du 5 Juillet 2016 au 6 Juillet 2016
Audience :
International
Commentary :
Poster réalisé sur la base de données recueillies lors d'un projet étudiant en collaboration avec le service de Chimie Biologique et Industrielle et le service de Phytotechnie des régions tempérées.