Demonstration of the presence of aminoreductone formed during the Maillard reaction in milk.

The Maillard reaction is a common chemical reaction that occurs in food and it generates multiple reaction products. Aminoreductone (AR) is one of the early-stage Maillard reaction products. At present the formation of AR has only been demonstrated in a model system consisting of a monosaccharide or disaccharide and an amino group-containing compound.