When the concentration of calcium increased, the reaction proceededmainly toward the dehydration of glucose,
leading to hydroxymethylfurfural formation. Nevertheless,
the presence of calcium ions increased the amount of
reducing sugars and acrylamide formation in this study.
Rydberg et al [28] confirmed that the presence of asparagine in
38mM fructose or 56mM glucose could increase acrylamide
concentration in heated foods.