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Alessandra Di Francesco1, Marta Mari2, Luisa Ugolini3
1CRIOF - Department of Agricultural Sciences, University of Bologna, Via Gandolfi, 19, 40057 Cadriano, Bologna, Italy; Department of Agricultural and Food Science, University of Bologna, Viale Fanin, 46, 40127 Bologna, Italy.
Abstract:
Acrylamide is a potential carcinogenic molecule formed during food heat processing at high temperature (Maillard reaction). In the present study, the ability of the yeast Aureobasidium pullulans to deplete the acrylamide precursor free asparagine in fresh potatoes was investigated. A. pullulans applied before final frying changes the free amino acid composition of potatoes, decreasing the content of free asparagine by 16% and reducing acrylamide by 83% in fried potatoes. Potato browning was also reduced by yeast treatment without negative drawbacks on chip taste. This yeast, commonly used in fruit postharvest disease control, can therefore also be applied in potato and bakery industries to reduce food acrylamide content.
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