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The 3-Monochloropropane-1,2-diol (3-MCPD) esters have been detected in thermally treated foodstuff such as breadcrumbs and crusts (Doležal et al., 2009), coffee (Doležal et al., 2005), baked cereal products (Hamlet and Sadd 2004) and doughnuts and french-fries (Svejkovska et al., 2004). These esters are part of a larger group of chloropropanediols (CPD). Surprisingly, the compound has […]
The 3-Monochloropropane-1, 2-diol (3-MCPD) esters belong to the family of chloropropanols and are categorised as process-induced contaminants. In refined oils and fats the chloropropanols are in the ester form. Esters of chloropropanols contain fatty acids in position 1 or 2 or both as monoester or diester. Research on 3-MCPD ester has been going on since […]
The 3-Monochloropropane-1,2-diol (3-MCPD) occurs in fats and oils in free and esterified forms (with fatty acids), with a major part being bound in the form of diesters. Free 3-MCPD was first identified in acid-hydrolysed vegetable protein and soya sauce (Velisek et al., 1978), and provisional maximum tolerable daily intake (TDI) of 2 μg 3-MCPD kg-1 […]
Fatty acids esters of chloropropanols are food-processed contaminants formed as a result of high temperature reactions. They have been found in a wide variety of food products (Weishaar, 2011). In many of these foods, the free form of the ester is present as well. While the free form is a known carcinogen, the toxicological significance […]