Lebkuchen belong to Christmas like Christmas tree decorating, and cookie baking. The state office for consumer protection of Saxony-Anhalt has found in its recent investigation of acrylic Amit, a supposedly cancer-causing substance, in the pastries. The need to know consumers well.
Eleven gingerbread samples tested in the office in 2018, is exceeded about two (20 percent), the acrylic Amit-indicative values, such as the state office announced in a press release. The substance is suspected to be carcinogenic.
Our gingerbread delight is now in danger? FOCUS Online has summarized the most important information.
1. How to recognize consumers that gingerbread acrylic included Amit?
The consumers could not detect whether gingerbread acrylic included Amit or not, says Andreas Gramatke, spokesperson of the consumer advice centre Saxony-Anhalt-FOCUS-Online-request. A variety of factors contribute to the formation of the substance. “For example, the water content during the baking process, the baking temperature or the ingredients used.” A decisive factor for the acrylamide formation is the Interaction of all factors was.
2. How is acrylic Amit?
Acrylic Amit is formed during the Heating of foods with low water content, such as the consumer advice centre of Saxony-telling continued. Acrylic Amit will be formed as a by-product in the tanning reaction, so when baking, Roasting, grilling, frying and Roasting. The formation of Acrylamide starting at temperatures above 120 degrees, and increases from 170 degrees again.
3. Should Hiking, no gingerbread cookies in the shopping basket?
Demonize, you don’t have to the gingerbread. Gramatke indicates a well-balanced nutritional style. You overdo it, so better not with the gingerbread.
4. What foods contain acrylic Amit?
According to the consumer of the material is in fried and deep-fried potato products – Chips, French fries, fried potatoes, croquettes. Also in biscuits, crackers, Toast and crisp bread, coffee, nuts and biscuits to be included, therefore, acrylic Amit. And Smoking acrylic to take Amit, such as the Federal Institute for risk assessment informs. “It is estimated that smokers a day with 0.5 to 2 micrograms of acrylamide per kilogram of body weight be charged.”
5. What is the meaning of the result of the study for your own Christmas baking?
“Temperatures of 190 degrees Celsius or 170 degrees in a fan oven should not be exceeded,” advises Gramatke. In General: light-baked cookies contain less acrylamide than heavily tanned pastries. It is the rule of thumb is “brown rather than burn”. An Egg or egg yolk in a recipe reduces the formation of the substance also. By the way: Roasted almonds in cookies, gingerbread & Co. can ensure a high level of acrylic Amit levels.
6. There’s the Problem with acrylic Amit in food for a long time?
“Due to the problematic acrylamide exposure policy and food industry efforts in Germany since 2002 and in Europe since 2011 to reduce in the context of a minimization approach, this strain in food”, according to the consumer. Since 2018, there is also an EU regulation to reduce the acrylamide content in foods. “There is a Trend towards lower levels of acrylamide is to determine kept,” says Gramatke.
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