The thesis process the issue of formation and elimination of acrylamide in foods. Experimentally solves optimization recipe to reduce the content of acrylamide in gingerbread while maintaining the sensory properties. It was verified the effect of three different additives (soda, calcium chloride and citric acid) on acrylamide formation in comparison with the original recipe, which is traditionally used leavening agent ammonium carbonate, which promotes the formation of acrylamide. Combination of all three tested compounds is able to reduce the acrylamide content below the detection limit and simultaneously achieve an acceptable sensory properties. Questions related to some undesirable effects in the rejected variants in tested combinations of additives are discussed.