Table 2. Effect of Gochujang marinade, doneness, and interaction on inhibition of 16 PAHs in charcoal-grilled pork belly on day 5

PAHs (μg/kg) Doneness Treatment SEM Significance
PBW PBG T D T×D
Naphthalene MC 155.17Aa 47.02Ab 1.293 **** ns ns
WC 145.40Aa 49.87Ab 1.656
SEM 10.397 0.771
Acenaphthylene MC 407.10Ba 287.93Ab 7.074 **** * **
WC 453.24Aa 278.56Ab 6.032
SEM 7.951 4.817
Acenaphthene MC 17.49Aa 11.53Ab 0.248 **** *** **
WC 14.61Ba 10.87Ab 0.356
SEM 0.288 0.324
Fluorene MC 117.11Ba 83.17Ab 2.090 **** *** **
WC 138.63Aa 85.69Ab 2.650
SEM 3.000 1.546
Phenanthrene MC 498.10Ba 319.93Bb 6.542 **** **** ****
WC 751.04Aa 383.87Ab 10.997
SEM 11.609 5.381
Anthracene MC 80.99Ba 55.00Bb 1.302 **** **** ****
WC 118.90Aa 67.96Ab 1.514
SEM 1.589 1.209
Fluoranthene MC 205.23Ba 119.91Bb 2.211 **** **** ****
WC 405.03Aa 164.56Ab 6.211
SEM 5.344 3.861
Pyrene MC 234.44Ba 146.87Bb 2.707 **** **** ****
WC 507.13Aa 191.03Ab 5.063
SEM 4.970 2.874
Benzo[a]anthracene MC 40.21Ba 24.55Bb 0.873 **** **** ****
WC 90.37Aa 34.50Ab 1.135
SEM 1.310 0.579
Chrysene MC ND ND - - - -
WC ND ND -
Benzo[b]fluoranthene MC 26.90Ba 15.07Bb 0.480 **** **** ****
WC 62.92Aa 23.67Ab 0.761
SEM 0.788 0.435
Benzo[k]fluoranthene MC 17.38Ba 9.35Bb 0.553 **** **** ****
WC 39.88Aa 13.16Ab 0.604
SEM 0.776 0.261
Benzo[a]pyrene MC 49.64Ba 30.62Bb 1.188 **** **** ****
WC 114.84Aa 42.39Ab 1.668
SEM 1.795 0.986
Indeno[1,2,3-cd]pyrene MC 30.65Ba 16.79Bb 0.509 **** **** ****
WC 72.57Aa 24.42Ab 0.628
SEM 0.612 0.528
Dibenzo[a,h]anthracene MC ND ND - - - -
WC ND ND -
Benzo[ghi]perylene MC 38.98Ba 21.87Bb 0.680 **** **** ****
WC 98.60Aa 32.09Ab 1.312
SEM 1.259 0.775
Total 16 PAHs MC 1,919.37Ba 1,189.63Bb 30.488 **** **** ****
WC 3,013.16Aa 1,402.64Ab 31.898
SEM 40.947 16.441
4 PAHs MC 116.75Ba 70.24Bb 2.513 **** **** ****
WC 268.13Aa 100.56Ab 3.458
SEM 3.798 1.963
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.