Original scientific paper

Presence of N-Nitrosamines in Canned Liver Patty

Jasna Bošnir
Zdenko Šmit
Dinko Puntarić
Tomislav Horvat
Maja Klarić
Spomenka Šimić
Ivan Zori}

Abstract

The presence of N-nitrosamines was determined in samples of industrially manufactured
liver patty stored at different temperatures for a variable period of time. Sample
preparation included steam distillation and extraction of redistilled samples with dichlormethane.
The extracts were analyzed by a gas chromatography – mass spectrometry
system (GC-MS-SIM). Study results expressed as total N-nitrosamines, including
methylethyl-, diethyl- and dibutyl-N-nitrosamines, ranged from 0.0008 to 2.997 mg/kg,
which significantly exceeded the recommended value of 0.002 mg/kg. The increase in the
formation of N-nitrosamines was directly dependent on the length and temperature of
product storage.

Keywords

N-nitrosamines; liver patty; storage

Hrčak ID:

28116

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/28116

Publication date:

26.6.2003.

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