Formation of furan and methylfuran from ascorbic acid in model systems and food

Food Additives and Contaminants

Volumn 24, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2007, Pages 122-135

  Limacher, A ^a,b   Kerler, J ^a   Conde Petit, B ^b   Blank, I ^a  

^a NESTLÉ RESEARCH CENTER   (Switzerland)

^b Institute of Food Science and Nutrition   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Ascorbic acid; Food; Furan; Isotope dilution assay; Labelled precursors; Mechanistic study; Methylfuran; Model systems; SPME GC MS

Indexed keywords

2 FUROIC ACID; ASCORBIC ACID; CARBON 11; CARBON DIOXIDE; FORMIC ACID; FURAN; FURAN DERIVATIVE; FURFURAL; HYDROGEN; PHENYLALANINE;

ACIDITY; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL BINDING; CHEMICAL REACTION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CONFERENCE PAPER; COOKING; FOOD ANALYSIS; FOOD COMPOSITION; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD PROCESSING; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 34547897415     PISSN: 0265203X     EISSN: 14645122     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02652030701393112     Document Type: Conference Paper

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