Kinetic modelling of acrylamide formation during the frying of potato chips

The effect of potato tuber composition, frying time and temperature on acrylamide formation in potato chips was investigated and a mathematical model of the kinetics of acrylamide formation is provided. Moisture-temperature?time profiles were obtained for potato slices during frying to enable the determination of the ?effective? reaction time by identifying the critical moisture content (6% dwb) for acrylamide formation to commence and using dehydration curves to calculate subsequent frying time to finished product moisture content. The chemical kinetic model conformed to the following rate equation over a one hundred-fold range of acrylamide concentrations: d[acryl] dt = k1[glucose][asn] + k6[fructose] [asn] [TAA] where [TAA] represents total amino acid concentration. The timescale of the frying process meant that the chemical reactions were all in their initial rate phase. Kinetic parameters confirm that the fructose-dependent reaction (caramelization) contributes twice as much acrylamide as the reaction of glucose (Maillard reaction).

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The study investigated the impact of potato tuber composition, frying time, and temperature on the formation of acrylamide in potato chips, providing a mathematical model for its kinetics. The results showed that fructose-dependent reaction contributes significantly more acrylamide compared to the glucose reaction, with the chemical reactions being in their initial rate phase during the frying process.