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Smoked foods are tastier, less harmful with a tip from the auto industry

1,821 views · Published 20 March 2018 · 20:27 · Indexed 21 September 2026

Channel: American Chemical Society · 2018 · Science & Technology

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Infusing foods with smoke can impart delicious nuanced flavors, but could also come with an unwelcome side of carcinogens. To reduce the carcinogen content of smoked foods, researchers took a lesson from the automobile industry, running the smoke through a zeolite filter to remove harmful compounds. It worked, and with a happy bonus: superior smoke flavor.

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