formed during heating process of organic products
containing nitrogenous compounds, mainly proteins.
(cooking of flesh foods: beef, pork, poultry and fish)
formed at temperatures between 100o and 300oC
thermic HAAs are generated from the reaction of free
amino acids, creatin(in)e and hexoses.
HAAs are mutagenic compounds
A recent review shows the relationships between
the intake of HAAs and human cancer risk,