The correlation between the amount of reducing sugars and
acrylamide content in puffed shrimp chips was tested using
calcium lactate (R2 ¼ 0.52), calcium citrate (R2 ¼ 0.99), calcium
acetate (R2 ¼ 0), and calcium carbonate (R2 ¼ 0) in different
amounts. The results showed that the predicted relationship
between the level of acrylamide formation and the reducing
sugar concentration was dependent on the calcium salts used
to fortify the chips. Puffed shrimp chips fortified with calcium
citrate, for instance, had the highest correlation.