Quantification of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in the smoke from six woods and comparative study of their distribution
Abstract
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are considered as undesirable molecules in smoke. It is important to know the smoke composition applied to meat-based products. PAH extracts of the smoke from five tropical woods were fractionated, analyzed then compared to that of beechwood, a European wood commonly used in the smoking industry of meat-based products. The identification and quantification of the aromatic molecules was carried out with gas chromatography coupled to mass spectrometry (GC/MS).