Quinone-mediated non-enzymatic browning in model systems during long-term storage

Jingjing Su; Yaqian Geng; Jinbo Yao; Yuan Huang; Junfu Ji; Fang Chen; Xiaosong Hu; Lingjun Ma

Food Chemistry: X (Dec 2022)

Quinone-mediated non-enzymatic browning in model systems during long-term storage

Jingjing Su,
Yaqian Geng,
Jinbo Yao,
Yuan Huang,
Junfu Ji,
Fang Chen,
Xiaosong Hu,
Lingjun Ma

Affiliations

Jingjing Su: College of Food Science and Nutritional Engineering, National Engineering Research Centre for Fruits and Vegetables Processing, Key Laboratory of Fruits and Vegetables Processing, Ministry of Agriculture, Engineering Research Centre for Fruits and Vegetables Processing, Ministry of Education, China Agricultural University, Beijing 10083, China; Xinghua Industrial Research Centre for Food Science and Human Health, China Agricultural University, Xinghua 225700, China
Yaqian Geng: College of Food Science and Nutritional Engineering, National Engineering Research Centre for Fruits and Vegetables Processing, Key Laboratory of Fruits and Vegetables Processing, Ministry of Agriculture, Engineering Research Centre for Fruits and Vegetables Processing, Ministry of Education, China Agricultural University, Beijing 10083, China
Jinbo Yao: College of Food Science and Nutritional Engineering, National Engineering Research Centre for Fruits and Vegetables Processing, Key Laboratory of Fruits and Vegetables Processing, Ministry of Agriculture, Engineering Research Centre for Fruits and Vegetables Processing, Ministry of Education, China Agricultural University, Beijing 10083, China; Xinghua Industrial Research Centre for Food Science and Human Health, China Agricultural University, Xinghua 225700, China
Yuan Huang: College of Food Science and Nutritional Engineering, National Engineering Research Centre for Fruits and Vegetables Processing, Key Laboratory of Fruits and Vegetables Processing, Ministry of Agriculture, Engineering Research Centre for Fruits and Vegetables Processing, Ministry of Education, China Agricultural University, Beijing 10083, China; Xinghua Industrial Research Centre for Food Science and Human Health, China Agricultural University, Xinghua 225700, China
Junfu Ji: College of Food Science and Nutritional Engineering, National Engineering Research Centre for Fruits and Vegetables Processing, Key Laboratory of Fruits and Vegetables Processing, Ministry of Agriculture, Engineering Research Centre for Fruits and Vegetables Processing, Ministry of Education, China Agricultural University, Beijing 10083, China; Xinghua Industrial Research Centre for Food Science and Human Health, China Agricultural University, Xinghua 225700, China
Fang Chen: College of Food Science and Nutritional Engineering, National Engineering Research Centre for Fruits and Vegetables Processing, Key Laboratory of Fruits and Vegetables Processing, Ministry of Agriculture, Engineering Research Centre for Fruits and Vegetables Processing, Ministry of Education, China Agricultural University, Beijing 10083, China
Xiaosong Hu: College of Food Science and Nutritional Engineering, National Engineering Research Centre for Fruits and Vegetables Processing, Key Laboratory of Fruits and Vegetables Processing, Ministry of Agriculture, Engineering Research Centre for Fruits and Vegetables Processing, Ministry of Education, China Agricultural University, Beijing 10083, China
Lingjun Ma: College of Food Science and Nutritional Engineering, National Engineering Research Centre for Fruits and Vegetables Processing, Key Laboratory of Fruits and Vegetables Processing, Ministry of Agriculture, Engineering Research Centre for Fruits and Vegetables Processing, Ministry of Education, China Agricultural University, Beijing 10083, China; Xinghua Industrial Research Centre for Food Science and Human Health, China Agricultural University, Xinghua 225700, China; Corresponding author at: College of Food Science and Nutritional Engineering, National Engineering Research Centre for Fruits and Vegetables Processing, Key Laboratory of Fruits and Vegetables Processing, Ministry of Agriculture, Engineering Research Centre for Fruits and Vegetables Processing, Ministry of Education, China Agricultural University, Beijing 10083, China.

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 16
p. 100512

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Non-enzymatic browning induced by polyphenol oxidation is an essential problem during the processing and storage of fruit and vegetable products. Here, the non-enzymatic browning mechanism between catechin (CAT), chlorogenic acid (CQA) and their corresponding quinones was investigated in model systems during the 32-d long-term storage. The results showed that CAT and catechin quinone (CATQ), which contains both A ring with a resorcinol structure and an o-diphenol B ring, are important precursors for browning, while chlorogenic acid (CQA) has a minor effect on browning. Chlorogenic acid quinone (CQAQ)-mediated CAT oxidation (kCAT-degradation = 0.0458 mol·L−1·d−1) was faster than CAT autoxidation (kCAT-degradation = 0.0006 mol·L−1·d−1), and there was no significant difference between CQAQ-mediated CAT oxidation and CATQ-mediated CQA oxidation. These indicate that CQAQ oxidizes CAT to CATQ quickly, and CATQ reacts with CAT subsequently through complex reactions to produce brown pigments in model systems during long-term storage.

Published in Food Chemistry: X

ISSN: 2590-1575 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: Netherlands
LCC subjects: Technology: Home economics: Nutrition. Foods and food supply; Technology: Chemical technology: Food processing and manufacture
Website: https://www.journals.elsevier.com/food-chemistry-x

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