Superior Smoke Flavour for Foods with Reduced Carcinogens

NEW ORLEANS – Food – Infusing foods with smoke can impart delicious nuanced flavors, but could also come with an unwelcome side of carcinogens. To reduce the carcinogen content of smoked foods, researchers took a lesson from the automobile industry, running the smoke through a zeolite filter to remove harmful compounds. It worked, and with a happy bonus: superior smoke flavor.
The researchers presented their work at the 255th National Meeting & Exposition of the American Chemical