The effects of extracting procedures on occurrence of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in edible oils

Joon Goo Lee, Jung Hyuck Suh, Hae Jung Yoon

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Abstract

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are one of the most hazardous naturally occurring chemical contaminants of food. Edible oils are easily contaminated by PAHs generated during high-temperature processing steps such as oil extraction and refining. In this study, the effects of different extraction methods on the levels of PAHs in sesame oils and red pepper seed oils were assessed. GC–MS was used to determine the levels of PAHs in edible oils. Sesame oils extracted from seeds by plate-pressing extraction method had lower levels of PAHs than those extracted by screw-expeller extraction method from sesame flour. Furthermore, the levels of PAHs increased by 62.2% when the extraction time was longer. Notably, the PAHs already present in oils could be effectively reduced by refining procedures such as sinking, centrifugation, filtration, and neutralization with alkali.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1181-1186
Number of pages6
JournalFood Science and Biotechnology
Volume29
Issue number9
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Sep 2020

Keywords

  • Edible oil
  • Plate-pressing extraction
  • Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs)
  • Red pepper seed oil
  • Screw expeller extraction
  • Sesame oil

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