Method for the control of the formation of acrylamide in a foodstuff

• Main Authors: SØE JØRN BORCH, PETERSEN LARS WEXØE, BOLL DANA L, POULSEN CHARLOTTE HORSMANS, RAND THOMAS
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 17.02.2015
• Subjects: BAKERY PRODUCTS; BAKING; DAIRY PRODUCTS, e.g. MILK, BUTTER, CHEESE; EDIBLE DOUGHS; FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS; FOODS, FOODSTUFFS, OR NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, NOT COVERED BYSUBCLASSES A23B - A23J; HUMAN NECESSITIES; MAKING THEREOF; MILK OR CHEESE SUBSTITUTES; PRESERVATION OF FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS, IN GENERAL; PRESERVATION THEREOF; THEIR PREPARATION OR TREATMENT, e.g. COOKING, MODIFICATION OFNUTRITIVE QUALITIES, PHYSICAL TREATMENT; THEIR TREATMENT, NOT COVERED BY OTHER CLASSES; TREATMENT, e.g. PRESERVATION, OF FLOUR OR DOUGH, e.g. BYADDITION OF MATERIALS

There is provided a process for the prevention and/or reduction of acrylamide formation and/or acrylamide precursor formation in a foodstuff containing (i) a protein, a peptide or an amino acid and (ii) a reducing sugar, the process comprising contacting the foodstuff with an enzyme capable of oxidizing a reducing group of the sugar.