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Effects of plant sulfur nutrition on acrylamide and aroma compounds in cooked wheat

Elmore, J.S. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2685-1773, Parker, J.K. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4121-5481, Halford, N.G., Muttucumaru, N. and Mottram, D.S. (2008) Effects of plant sulfur nutrition on acrylamide and aroma compounds in cooked wheat. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 56 (15). pp. 6173-6179. ISSN 0021-8561

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Abstract/Summary

Wheat flour from plants deficient in sulfur has been shown to contain substantially higher levels of free amino acids, particularly asparagine and glutamine, than flour from wheat grown where sulfur nutrition was sufficient. Elevated levels of asparagine resulted in acrylamide levels up to 6 times higher in sulfur-deprived wheat flour, compared with sulfur-sufficient wheat flour, for three varieties of winter wheat. The volatile compounds from flour, heated at 180 degrees C for 20 min, have been compared for these three varieties of wheat grown with and without sulfur fertilizer. Approximately 50 compounds were quantified in the headspace extracts of the heated flour; over 30 compounds were affected by sulfur fertilization, and 15 compounds were affected by variety. Unsaturated aldehydes formed from aldol condensations, Strecker. aldehydes, alkylpyrazines, and low molecular weight alkylfurans were found at higher concentrations in the sulfur-deficient flour, whereas low molecular weight pyrroles and thiophenes and sugar breakdown products were found at higher concentrations in the sulfur-sufficient flour. The reasons for these differences and the relationship between acrylamide formation and aroma volatile formation are discussed.

Item Type:Article
Refereed:Yes
Divisions:Life Sciences > School of Chemistry, Food and Pharmacy > Department of Food and Nutritional Sciences
ID Code:13441
Uncontrolled Keywords:wheat, agronomy, sulfate fertilizer, amino acids, sugars, volatile compounds , FREE AMINO-ACIDS, MODEL SYSTEM, THERMAL-DEGRADATION, EXTRUSION-COOKING, ROASTED COFFEE, POTATO-CHIPS, FLOUR, GENERATION, COMPONENTS, FLAVOR

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