Acrylamide in potato crisps prepared from 20 UK-grown varieties: effects of variety and tuber storage time

Elmore, S. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2685-1773, Briddon, A., Dodson, A., Muttucumaru, N., Halford, N. and Mottram, D. (2015) Acrylamide in potato crisps prepared from 20 UK-grown varieties: effects of variety and tuber storage time. Food Chemistry, 182. pp. 1-8. ISSN 0308-8146 doi: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2015.02.103

Abstract/Summary

Twenty varieties of field-grown potato were stored for 2 months and 6 months at 8 °C. Mean acrylamide contents in crisps prepared from all varieties at both storage times ranged from 131 μg per kg in Verdi to 5360 μg per kg in Pentland Dell. In contrast to previous studies, the longer storage period did not affect acrylamide formation significantly for most varieties, the exceptions being Innovator, where acrylamide formation increased, and Saturna, where it decreased. Four of the five varieties designated as suitable for crisping produced crisps with acrylamide levels below the European Commission indicative value of 1000 μg per kg (Saturna, Lady Rosetta, Lady Claire, and Verdi); the exception was Hermes. Two varieties more often used for French fries, Markies and Fontane, also produced crisps with less than 1000 μg per kg acrylamide. Correlations between acrylamide, its precursors and crisp colour are described, and the implications of the results for production of potato crisps are discussed.

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Divisions	Life Sciences > School of Chemistry, Food and Pharmacy > Department of Food and Nutritional Sciences > Food Research Group
Publisher	Elsevier
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