Quantitation of Maillard Reaction Products in Commercially Available Pet Foods

Charlotte van Rooijen, Guido Bosch*, Antonius F. B. van der Poel, Peter A. Wierenga, Lucille Alexander, Wouter H. Hendriks

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    Abstract

    During processing of pet food, the Maillard reaction occurs, which reduces the bioavailability of essential amino acids such as lysine and results in the formation of advanced Maillard reaction products (MRPs). The aim of this study was to quantitate MRPs (fructoselysine (FL), carboxymethyllysine (CML), hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF)) and the cross-link lysinoalanine (LAL) in commercial pet foods. Sixty-seven extruded, canned, and pelleted dog and cat foods for growth and maintenance were analyzed using UPLC-MS. Canned pet foods contained on average the most FL, CML, and HMF (4534, 37, and 1417 mg/kg dry matter, respectively) followed by pelleted and extruded foods. Average daily intake (mg/kg body weight(0.75)) of HMF is 122 times higher for dogs and 38 times higher for cats than average intake for adult humans. As commercial pet foods are most often the only source of food for dogs and cats, future research focus should be on the bioavailability and long-term health implications of MRP consumption by dogs and cats.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)8883-8891
    Number of pages9
    JournalJournal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry
    Volume62
    Issue number35
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 3 Sept 2014

    Funding

    The project for which this work was conducted is jointly financed by the European Union, European Regional Development Fund, and The Ministry of Economic Affairs, Agriculture and Innovation, Peaks in the Delta, the Municipality of Groningen, the Province of Groningen, and MARS Petcare as well as the Dutch Carbohydrate Competence Center (CCC WP 5). MARS Petcare was involved in study design, data interpretation, and manuscript preparation. All other funders had no role in the design, analysis, or writing of this paper.

    Keywords

    • advanced glycation end-products (AGEs)
    • carboxymethyllysine (CML)
    • hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF)
    • pet food processing dogs and cats
    • PERFORMANCE LIQUID-CHROMATOGRAPHY
    • ADVANCED GLYCATION ENDPRODUCTS
    • INFANT MILK FORMULAS
    • NUTRITIVE-VALUE
    • FURFURAL COMPOUNDS
    • CANINE DIETS
    • BREAST-MILK
    • LYSINE
    • PROTEINS
    • FUROSINE

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