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Caption for November 2016 AgResearch magazine article, "A Quicker Way To Detect Acrylamide in French Fries." ARS scientists developed a method to rapidly estimate the amount of acrylamide, a potential carcinogen, in white potato French fries.

Caption for November/December 2013 AgResearch magazine article, "Pairing Sesamol With Soybean Oil for Better Frying." ARS scientists are investigating natural antioxidant compounds that might effectively protect soybean oil from oxidation during frying. In tests with french fries, sesamol, extracted from sesame oil, proved better at this task than a commonly used synthetic antioxidant.

 

Photo by Stephen Ausmus.

 

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