Heterocyclic aromatic amines, substances with high potential to cause cancer, are mainly produced during thermal treatment of red meat, fish and poultry. The focus of this research was to evaluate the effect of temperature oscillation on the formation of 2-amino-1-methyl-6-phenylimidazo[4,5-b]piridine (PhIP) and introduced a new research topic on the effect of temperature in this regard. In addition, we evaluated the application of the automatized solid phase extraction (SPE) SmartPrep®. We prepared 2 series of samples, pork steaks and minced meat, which we roasted on 200 °C for 40 minutes and at different temperature oscillations (1,2–11,5 °C). On average samples contained 10,55 μg/kg PhIP and 4,98 μg/kg 2-amino-3,8-dimethyl-imidazo[4,5-f]quinoxaline (MeIQx). Oscillation had a statistically significant effect on the content of PhIP, which rose (R2 = 0,846) with higher oscillations. This effect is most likely the result of higher maximum temperatures at higher oscillations. Although temperature oscillation also had a significant effect on the content of MeIQx, it didnt rise with higher oscillations. The application of temperature regulated ovens (low temperature oscillations) may signifficantly reduce the intake of potentionally carcinongenic substances, such as PhIP. According to our results the automatized SPE SmartPrep® is useful in the analysis of PhIP content and not suitable for that of MeIQx.
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