“…On the other hand, the total protein, dietary fibre and carbohydrate content in arepa con huevo were not significantly affected by the processing conditions used during frying (p>0.05), reflecting the stability of these components. It has been reported that frying brings about changes in the native structures of food proteins, especially in their tertiary, quaternary and secondary structures (a process known as denaturation), which is attributed to the breaking of hydrogen bridges and decreasing electrostatic attractions that hold together the folded double helix structures of molecules (16,17,18). Dietary fiber on the microstructure of fried starchy products, such as arepas con huevo, could influence lower oil uptake, reducing of gelatinization temperature and therefore decrease starch digestibility of crustal, and perhaps inhibits rate of formation of toxic components such as acrylamide, furan or hydroxymethylfurfural (4, 11, 17, and 18).Regarding the mineral content of fried products similar to arepacon huevo, most reports indicate that these nutrients are not affected during heat treatment, given their high stability (18,19).…”