FOOD SCIENCE ›› 2011, Vol. 32 ›› Issue (23): 339-341.doi: 10.7506/spkx1002-6630-201123068

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Research Progress on 3-chloro-1,2-Propanediol in Fats and Oils

GUO Jiao-jiao,GONG Zhi-yong*   

  1. (College of Food Science and Engineering, Wuhan Polytechnic University, Wuhan 430023, China)
  • Online:2011-12-15 Published:2011-12-21

Abstract: With the deepening of chloropropanol research and continuous technological advances for its determination, more and more foods have been detected high levels of chloropropanol. In recent years, 3-chloro-1,2-propanediol (3-MCPD) esters have also been detected in fats and oils. Studies have clarified that the majority of 3-MCPD-esters in fats and oils is formed during the process of refining, involving deodorization as the key to 3-MCPD-ester formation and final content in fats and oils. Assuming 100% conversion of 3-MCPD-esters into 3-MCPD, the yield of 3-MCPD in fats and oils will be far more than the maximum tolerable daily intake (TDI) of 2μg/kg body weight. This paper reviews the source of 3-MCPD-esters in fats and oils, factors influencing its formation, and recent technological advances for their determination. Also, future trends of 3-MCPD research are forecasted.

Key words: fats and oils, 3-chloro-1,2-propanediol, detection method

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