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. 2022 Apr 14;19(8):4781. doi: 10.3390/ijerph19084781

Table 4.

Influence of marinating and spices or natural plant additives on HAA concentrations in cooked meat. Concentration changes are presented as given in the publications, i.e., in % or ng/g.

Additives Sample Type and Heat Treatment Conditions Reduction of HAAs Concentration No Reduction or Increase of HAA Concentration Reference
Marinades
Marinade with 1% green tea extract Pan-fried beef PhIP reduction from 33.8 to 8.8
and AαC-from
14.7 ng/g to 2.2
4,8-DiMeIQx and MeIQx [122]
Green (GT), oolong (OT) and white tea (WT)
extracts (1%)
Grilled chicken drumsticks IQ, PhIP, AαC, Harman, norharman
Reduction 23% (WT), 16–18% for GT and OT
- [114]
Beer (B) or red wine (RW) marinades Pan-fried beef PhIP–88% (B and RW);
MeIQx–44% (B) and 33% (RW)
AαC-7–77% (B, RW)
- [123]
Black beer (BB), alcoholic (AB) and nonalcoholic pilsner beer (NAB)
marinades
Charcoal-grilled pork PhIP reduction from 6.1 ng/g to 1.6 (BB)
Trp-P-1 from 5.9 ng/g to 0 ng/g
(all marinades);
AαC from 1.5 to 0.3 ng/g (BB);
4,8-DiMeIQx from 4.6 ng/g to 0 (BB)
4,8-DiMeIQx, MeAαC (NAB) [124]
Complex (purchased) marinades based on acerola, oregano and sumac, with many other
ingredients
Barbecued pork chops Reduction by using each marinade:
MeIQx from 1.11 to 0.73 ng/g;
4,8-DiMeIQx from 1.54 ng/g to 0.13 and PhIP from 11.35 to 0.13 ng/g
Harman and norharman [125]
Spices and natural plant additives
Rosemary ethanolic extracts (0.05–0.5%) Cooked beef patties MeIQx (92%) and PhIP (85%) - [126]
Oregano
(0.25% and 0.5%)
Pan-fried ground beef patties MeIQ (reduction 100%),
MeIQx from 7.2 ng/g to 4.6 ng/g;
PhIP from 2.3 ng/g to 1 ng/g
- [115]
Black cumin (1%) Cooked
meatballs
(at 250 °C)
MeIQx reduction from 1.53 ng/g to 0.86 ng/g;
PhIP from 2.75 ng/g to 1.50 ng/g
- [127]
Basil (1%) Cooked
meatballs
(at 250 °C)
MeIQx reduction from 0.63 ng/g to 0.53 ng/g,
MeIQ from 0.09 to 0.07 ng/g,
4,8-MeIQx, and PhIP–100% reduction
- [116]
Turmeric, curry leaf, torch ginger and lemon grass Grilled beef Total 9 HAAs (IQ, IQx, MeIQ, MeIQx,
7,8-DiMeIQx, PhIP, Harman, Norharman, AαC) reduction in the range from 21% (curry leaf) to 94.7% (turmeric and lemon grass)
(50:50 w/w)
- [128]
Turmeric powder (0.5%) Chicken meatballs Total HAAs reduction by 72% - [129]
Black pepper
(0.5; 1%, 1.5%)
Fried tilapia
fillets
PhIP and MeIQx (reduction 100%
by using 1% pepper)
MeIQ
and norharman
[130]
Sichuan pepper
(0.5%; 1%)
Grilled ground beef patties PhIP reduction (by using 0.5% pepper) 82%, IQx 61%, MeIQx 28% and
4,8-DiMeIQx 79%
Harman and norharman [131]
Black pepper, garlic, ginger, onion, paprika (P), and red chilli (0.5%) Fried beef and chicken
meatballs
IQ, MeIQ,4,8-DiMeIQx, PhIP.
Inhibitory efficiency of the 4 HAAs in the range from 43% (onion) to 87% (ginger).
- [111]
Chilli pepper (0.5%) Roast beef
patties
PhIP reduction: 68%;
Total 8HAAs reduction: 46%
MeIQx, harman [132]
Garlic (15%); onion (30%) Pan fried pork (collars, chops) IQ, MeIQ, MeIQx, 4,8-DiMeIQx, PhIP
Total reduction in the range from 21 to 49.5% (onion) and 26–36 (garlic)
[133]
Beetroot juice (3%) Meat-protein model system PhIP reduction 60%,
MeIQx 77% and IQ 87%
- [134]
Cherry tissue (11.5%) Fried ground beef patties PhIP reduction in the range from 87–93% - [135]
Dried apple peel extract (0.1, 0.15 and 0.3%) Pan fried beef patties MeIQx reduction 41- 68%;
4,8-DiMeIQx 21–56%;
PhIP 60–83%
- [136]
Pomegranate seed
extract (0.5%)
Beef and chicken meatballs (oven roasted, pan cooked, charcoal-barbecued, deep-fat fried) The highest reduction: PhIP 68–75%;
norharman 24–57%; harman 18–28%;
IQ 45–46%;
MeIQx 49–57%
Norharman and harman in beef oven roasted;
IQ and MeIQx in chicken oven roasted and pan cooked
[137]
Hawthorns extract
(0.5, and 1%)
Beef and chicken breast oven and pan-cooked Total amount of 12 HAAs (Q, IQx, MeIQ, MeIQx, 4,8-DiMeIQx, 7,8-DiMeIQx, PhIP, harman, norharman, AαC, MeAαC, and Trp-P-2) reduced in the range of 12–100% Harman [138]
Apple skin and olive
extracts, onion powder
(1 and 3%)
Ground beef patties-grilled MeIQx 49–51% and PhIP 51–65%
(olive and apple extracts);
MeIQx and PhIP 47 and 80.7%,
(onion powder)
MeIQx (by using 1% onion) and PhIP (1% apple skin extract) [139]