Lesson 2 - Toxic Substances produced DURING cooking + Others under CHEMICAL HAZARDS Flashcards
Present in foods preserved with nitrate or nitrite
Nitrosamines
Noted in fried foods or products that contain fats/oils which undergoes hydrolysis, oxidation, and polymerization
Oxidized fats/oils
PAHs
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
PAHs are found in
charcoal broiled meat, tar of tobacco smoke, and in diesel exhaust fumes
How many mutagens identified in cooked foods are heterocyclic amines and imidazo-quinolines?
10
What are the 7 substances from food additives?
[1] antioxidants
[2] flavoring agents
[3] flavor enhancers
[4] food colors
[5] sweetening agents
[6] thickening agents
[7] misc. substances
Pesticide residues are found in pesticides likes
Diazinon
Endusulfan
Malathion
Cypermethrin
Methyl parathion
Mevinphos
Permethrin
Fenvalerate
Triazhophos
Monochrotophos