Table 1. Effect of Gochujang marinade, doneness, and interaction on inhibition of 16 PAHs in charcoal-grilled pork belly on day 0

PAHs (μg/kg) Doneness Treatment SEM Significance
PBW PBG T D T×D
Naphthalene MC 141.89Aa 65.94Bb 2.724 **** **** ****
WC 142.55Aa 111.10Ab 2.024
SEM 2.992 1.601
Acenaphthylene MC 339.06Ba 290.62Bb 4.196 **** **** ****
WC 375.81Ab 459.74Aa 4.649
SEM 3.891 4.907
Acenaphthene MC 11.62Aa 8.71Bb 0.150 **** **** ****
WC 10.67Ba 12.92Aa 0.173
SEM 0.116 0.197
Fluorene MC 76.72Ba 62.20Bb 1.323 ** **** ****
WC 82.30Aa 97.79Ab 0.949
SEM 1.174 1.129
Phenanthrene MC 417.21Ba 273.60Bb 5.104 **** **** ****
WC 503.02Aa 473.19Ab 4.779
SEM 5.336 4.519
Anthracene MC 52.63Ba 34.72Bb 0.478 *** **** ****
WC 63.83Aa 73.61Ab 0.946
SEM 0.493 0.938
Fluoranthene MC 162.52Ba 86.35Bb 1.260 **** **** ****
WC 257.26Aa 217.14Ab 2.002
SEM 1.199 2.039
Pyrene MC 170.39Ba 91.34Bb 2.258 **** **** ****
WC 304.42Aa 260.20Ab 2.607
SEM 2.149 2.697
Benzo[a]anthracene MC 27.82Ba 14.28Bb 0.443 **** **** *
WC 50.79Aa 40.57Ab 0.785
SEM 0.543 0.720
Chrysene MC ND ND - - - -
WC ND ND -
Benzo[b]fluoranthene MC 18.85Ba 9.34Bb 0.399 **** **** ns
WC 35.89Aa 27.17Ab 0.860
SEM 0.690 0.650
Benzo[k]fluoranthene MC 11.66Ba 6.02Bb 0.260 **** **** ns
WC 23.32Aa 18.14Ab 0.407
SEM 0.356 0.326
Benzo[a]pyrene MC 31.73Ba 16.24Bb 0.768 **** **** *
WC 63.19Aa 53.51Ab 1.014
SEM 0.777 1.007
Indeno[1,2,3-cd]pyrene MC 19.87Ba 10.24Bb 0.563 **** **** ns
WC 42.13Aa 31.21Ab 0.612
SEM 0.594 0.582
Dibenzo[a,h]anthracene MC ND ND - - - -
WC ND ND -
Benzo[ghi]perylene MC 25.25Ba 12.86Bb 0.700 **** **** ns
WC 54.26Aa 42.61Ab 0.956
SEM 0.631 1.003
Total 16 PAHs MC 1,507.22Ba 982.45Bb 18.931 **** **** ****
WC 2,009.45Aa 1,918.90Ab 18.208
SEM 19.608 17.477
4 PAHs MC 78.40Ba 39.86Bb 1.592 **** **** *
WC 149.87Aa 121.26Ab 2.589
SEM 1.958 2.325
Means within a column with different superscript differ significantly at p<0.05.
Means within a row with different superscript differ significantly at p<0.05.
p<0.05
p<0.01
p<0.001
p<0.0001.
4 PAHs, benzo[a]anthracene+chrysene+benzo[b]fluoranthene+benzo[a]pyrene.
PAH, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon; PBW, pork belly without marinade; PBG, pork belly marinated with Gochujang; T, treatment; D, doneness; T×D, treatment×doneness; MC, moderate cooking; WC, well-done cooking; ND, not detected. ns, not significant.