Table 3. Effect of Gochujang marinade, doneness, and interaction on inhibition of 16 PAHs in charcoal-grilled pork belly on day 10

PAHs (μg/kg) Doneness Treatment SEM Significance
PBW PBG T D T×D
Naphthalene MC 189.78Aa 61.90Bb 4.611 **** ** ****
WC 130.70Ba 87.95Ab 5.133
SEM 5.156 4.585
Acenaphthylene MC 536.16Aa 191.23Bb 11.049 **** ** ***
WC 523.94Aa 285.67Ab 9.870
SEM 9.016 11.757
Acenaphthene MC 15.97Aa 4.16Bb 0.426 **** *** ***
WC 15.74Aa 9.19Ab 0.310
SEM 0.205 0.486
Fluorene MC 109.46Ba 42.58Bb 3.643 **** **** ns
WC 147.72Aa 88.45Ab 2.525
SEM 3.465 2.764
Phenanthrene MC 555.98Ba 227.88Bb 13.132 **** **** ns
WC 782.97Aa 425.57Ab 14.611
SEM 13.751 14.031
Anthracene MC 82.37Ba 21.51Bb 1.487 **** **** ***
WC 138.47Aa 53.75Ab 2.976
SEM 2.993 1.454
Fluoranthene MC 246.78Ba 89.47Bb 5.717 **** **** ***
WC 424.89Aa 181.96Ab 10.186
SEM 10.343 5.427
Pyrene MC 283.32Ba 104.54Bb 6.754 **** **** ***
WC 524.26Aa 217.93Ab 12.998
SEM 13.311 6.114
Benzo[a]anthracene MC 45.94Ba 16.96Bb 1.191 **** **** ****
WC 106.04Aa 38.33Ab 2.817
SEM 2.870 1.056
Chrysene MC ND ND - - - -
WC ND ND -
Benzo[b]fluoranthene MC 30.65Ba 12.31Bb 0.918 **** **** ****
WC 70.61Aa 26.17Ab 2.154
SEM 2.198 0.809
Benzo[k]fluoranthene MC 20.92Ba 8.18Bb 0.768 **** **** ****
WC 46.05Aa 17.70Ab 1.108
SEM 1.197 0.621
Benzo[a]pyrene MC 58.37Ba 20.49Bd 1.853 **** **** ****
WC 134.75Aa 43.39Ad 3.714
SEM 3.923 1.356
Indeno[1,2,3-cd]pyrene MC 34.88Ba 14.68Bb 1.133 **** **** ***
WC 78.25Aa 28.35Ab 2.733
SEM 2.794 0.973
Dibenzo[a,h]anthracene MC ND ND - - - -
WC ND ND -
Benzo[ghi]perylene MC 44.41Ba 17.18Bb 1.601 **** **** ****
WC 101.50Aa 35.75Ab 3.375
SEM 3.537 1.202
Total 16 PAHs MC 2,254.98Ba 833.07Bb 48.191 **** **** ns
WC 3,225.90Aa 1,540.15Ab 70.014
SEM 67.566 51.566
4 PAHs MC 134.96Ba 49.76Bb 3.927 **** **** ****
WC 311.41Aa 107.89Ab 8.657
SEM 8.948 3.211
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.