Paprika extract as a natural antioxidant in cold-stored pork patties: Effect on oxidative stability and heterocyclic amines inhibition.

In this study, we compared the degree of oxidation of pork patties refrigerated at 7 °C for 0, 7, and 14 days and the content of 10 types of heterocyclic amines (HCAs) after heating. The pork patties used in the study were added with 0.7 mg sodium nitrite (SN) and 5 mg paprika extract (PE), respectively. IQx (2-Amino-3-methyl-imidazo[4,5- f ]-quinoxaline), MeIQx (2-Amino-3, 8-dimethyl-imidazo[4,5- f ]-quinoxaline), PhIP (2-Amino-1-methyl-6-phenyl-imidazo[4,5- b ]-pyridine), and Harman (1-Methyl-9H-pyrido[4,3- b ]-indole) contents increased with increasing storage periods of treatment. On the other hand, HCAs production in SN and PE treatments were suppressed over the storage period, with IQ (2-Amino-3-methyl-imidazo[4,5- f ]-quinoline) and Aαc (2-Amino-9H-dipyrido[2,3- b ]-indole) being suppressed significantly ( P  < 0.05). The control's pH, cooking loss, lipid, and protein oxidation were higher than SN and PE-treated patties at 14 d ( P  < 0.05). These differences affect the formation of HCAs. PLS-DA showed a strong correlation between protein oxidation and IQx, Harman, 4,8-DiMelQx (2-Amino-3, 4, 8-trimethyl-imidazo[4,5- f ]-quinoxaline), PhIP, and MeIQx, while lipid oxidation correlated with IQx, Harman, and PhIP. Both SN and PE showed HCAs inhibitory activity and exhibited oxidative stability during storage.
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