Table 4. Concentration of heterocyclic amines in BBQ pork belly marinated with natural materials (ng/g)
HCAs | Pork belly | Pork belly marinated in natural materials |
Natural spice | Blackcurrant | Gochujang |
IQx | 2.66 ± 1.91b | nq | nq | 12.74 ± 1.98a |
IQ | 2.74 ± 1.45 | nd | nd | nd |
MeIQx | 2.50 ± 0.11 | 3.53 ± 1.29 | nd | 2.83 ± 1.25 |
7,8-DiMeIQx | 10.55 ± 0.79 | 10.19 ± 3.92 | 12.03 ± 4.45 | 12.56 ± 7.18 |
4,8-DiMeIQx | 7.51 ± 2.83 | 7.76 ± 3.62 | nd | nq |
PhIP | nd | nd | nd | nd |
Total HCAs | 25.96 | 21.45 | 12.03 | 28.13 |
Data presented as mean ± standard deviation (n=3).
Means with different superscript letters within the same row are significantly different from the control at p < 0.05.
IQx, 2-amino-3-methylimidazo[4,5-f]quinoxaline; nq, not quantifiable; IQ, 2-amino-3-methyl-3H-imidazo[4,5-f]quinolone; nd, not detected; MeIQx, 2-amino-3,8-dimethylimidazo[4,5-f]quinoxaline; 7,8-DiMeIQx, 2-amino-3,7,8-trimethyle-3H-imidazo[4,5-f]quinoxaline; 4,8-DiMeIQx, 2-amino-3,4,8-trimethyl-3H-imidazo[4,5-f]quinoxaline; PhIP, 2-amino-1-methyl-6-phenylimidazo[4,5-b] pyridine; HCA, heterocyclic amine.