Carotenoid bioaccessibility from nine raw carotenoid-storing fruits and vegetables using an in vitro model

BACKGROUND: Many techniques exist for processing fruits and vegetables. The impact of these processes on nutritional qualities of the food can be considerable, however. Given the benefits of eating raw foods, nutrient sources need to be identified that deliver substantial benefit without cooking. In this study a survey of carotenoid bioaccessibility was carried out in order to additionally evaluate the impact of their distinctive storage structures (chromoplasts) on bioaccessibility. RESULTS: Per cent carotenoid bioaccessibility varied among the nine raw, whole fruits and vegetables evaluated, with values of 1–39% for lycopene, 18–20% for α‐carotene, 7–49% for β‐carotene, 9–59% for lutein, 4–22% for violaxanthin and 47–96% for phytoene. Per 100 g of food, grapefruit and watermelon imparted the most lycopene (69 and 64 µg respectively), carrot the most α‐carotene (559 µg), β‐carotene (1078 µg), lutein (91 µg) and phytoene (23 mg) and mango the most violaxanthin (177 µg). Digestive stability averaged over 80%, except for the xanthophylls, which exhibited a wider and lower range of stabilities. CONCLUSION: These data identify raw food sources for carotenoid bioaccessibilities comparable to those of other foods accomplished by substantial processing. The information presented here also has application in identifying appropriate plant‐breeding goals and optimal sources for commercial carotenoid isolations. Copyright © 2012 Society of Chemical Industry     

Toxic elements in eggs and egg-based products: occurrence,exposure assessment and risk characterisation for the Serbian population

This study aimed to assess the exposure of the Serbian adult population to As, Cd, Pb and Hg through the consumption of eggs and egg-based products and to assess health risks. Coccidiostat residues were also examined, and their contribution to acceptable daily intake was calculated. Egg samples were collected from 2018 to 2020. The consumption survey was conducted during 2020. A Monte Carlo simulation was performed to estimate the intake of toxic elements based on one-day and seven-day recalls of egg consumption. The results obtained showed that the adult population in Serbia is not exposed to health risks from the studied toxic elements when consuming eggs and egg-based products. The presence of anticoccidial agents was detected in 22% of egg samples at concentrations above the limits prescribed by current regulations in Serbia (which do not allow detectable levels of coccidiostats in eggs), with the main risk of exposure being to coccidiostat residues associated with maduramycin.     

Optimisation of in vitro measurement of available iron from different fortificants in citric fruit juices

The percentage of dialyzable ferrous and total iron were studied in a citric juice (pineapple and passion fruit) fortified with ferrous sulphate, micronised dispersible ferric pyrophosphate and ferrous bis-glycinate in similar concentrations (49.2 mg Fe/l). The in vitro method of Kapsokefalou and Miller (1991) [Kapsokefalou, M., & Miller, D. D. (1991). Effects of meat and selected food components on the valence of nonheme iron during in vitro digestion. Journal of Food Science, 56, 352–355.] was optimised for this matrix using 0.15 N PIPES buffer (pH 8.5) to adjust pH during pancreatic digestion. We also studied different pH values of Hepes buffer used in the measurement of iron concentrations with Ferrozine (chromogen solution). The maximum absorbances were obtained with a Hepes buffer pH value of 8.5. Ferrous sulphate was used as a reference salt due to its high bioavailability, although novel compounds, such as ferrous bis-glycinate and micronised dispersible ferric pyrophosphate, showed a high relative iron availability in this juice. Taking into account that percentage of dialysable ferrous iron is considered to be the more available fraction of total iron, the iron fortificant ferrous bis-glycinate proved to be more adequate for fortifing citric juices, giving a 10.7% of dialyzable ferrous iron. Moreover, the percentage of dialyzable total iron from ferrous bis-glycinate (31.0%) was statistically higher than those from ferrous sulphate and micronised ferric pyrophosphate (28.4% and 28.2%, respectively).     

Synthesis and bioaccessibility of Fe-pheophytin derivatives from crude spinach extract

ABSTRACT:  Heme iron is recognized as a highly bioavailable source of iron suitable for treatment of iron deficiency anemia. However, the animal origin of purified heme limits its broad applicability due to religious, personal, and food safety issues. Development of chlorophyll-derived heme mimetics offers opportunities to expand current iron fortification strategies. The objective of this study was the synthesis of Fe-pheophytin (FePhe) derivatives from natural chlorophyll and subsequent evaluation of their digestive behavior and bioaccessibility in vitro . FePhe a and a ' were synthesized from crude spinach extracts by treatment with 1.3 M iron(II)chloride and 0.25 M Na-acetate dissolved in glacial acetic acid at 80 °C for 30 min. FePhe-rich extracts (approximately 1 mM) were formulated into corn starch based test meals (7.5% lipid) and subjected to a 2-step in vitro digestion designed to simulate in vivo gastric and small intestinal conditions. Recovery of FePhe following digestion and transfer of FePhe and pheophytins (Phe) from test meal matrix to mixed micelles was assessed by RP C18-HPLC to determine the digestive stability and micellarization efficiency (bioaccessibility). FePhe a and a ' derivatives were moderately stable to digestive conditions with recoveries of 52.3% and 58.7%, respectively. Residual Phe a was stable to digestion. Micellarization efficiency of FePhe a (4%) and a ' (3.4%) was significantly ( P < 0.05) lower than Phe a (25.8%) from test meals. While digestive stability and micellarization efficiency are limiting, the presence of lipophilic FePhe derivatives in mixed micelles suggests that these compounds would be available for subsequent absorption in the intestinal tract.     

Verbascosides from olive mill waste water: assessment of their bioaccessibility and intestinal uptake using an in vitro digestion/Caco-2 model system

Olive mill wastewater (OMWW) is an agricultural waste material produced in high quantities in the Mediterranean basin. OMWW may be an inexpensive source of health promoting phytochemicals with potential economic value including many low molecular weight compounds such as verbascosides. While promising as antioxidants in vitro, little information is available on the potential absorption of verbascosides by humans. The main objective of the present study was to characterize the verbascoside content and potential for their bioavailability from a partially purified phenolic fraction (IP) of OMWW. The IP was obtained after ultrafiltration step at 5000 Dalton and gel filtration low-pressure chromatography (LH20) of OMWW. RP-HPLC analysis identified several soluble phenolics compounds including verbascoside and isoverbascoside as major components of OMWW fractions. The potential for bioavailability of these polyphenols was estimated by using both in vitro digestion and Caco-2 human intestinal cell models. In vitro digestive recoveries (bioaccessibility) were found to be 35.5%± 0.55% for verbascoside and 9.2% ± 0.94% for isoverbascoside highlighting potential sensitivity of these phenolics to gastric and small intestinal digestive conditions. Accumulation of verbascosides by highly differentiated Caco-2 monolayers was linear between 10 and 100 μM of verbascoside and isoverbascoside from IP extract. Uptake of verbascoside and isoverbascoside was rapid with peak accumulation occurring after 30 min with total accumulation efficiency of 0.1% and 0.2% providing intracellular levels of 130 and 80 pmol/mg cell protein for verbascoside and isoverbascoside, respectively. Combined, these data suggest that verbascosides present in OMWW are bioaccessible and provides a rationale for subsequent in vivo studies on the bioavailability and bioactivity of OMWW components.     

Patulin in apple-based foods: occurrence and safety evaluation

Patulin is a mycotoxin produced by certain species of Penicillium and Aspergillus, often detectable in mouldy fruits and their derivatives. On the basis of a PMTDI of 0.4 mu g/kg bw, limit values of 50 mu g/kg or 50 mu g/l of patulin have been set in fruit derivatives. To estimate the quantity of patulin that can be taken in with the diet, we analysed by HPL C samples of apples and apple derivatives which are most likely to be contaminated with patulin. In apple juices and in homogenized babyfoods, the mycotoxin concentration was always below the established limits, while in some samples of juice with pulp the mycotoxin content exceeded the safe levels. In rotten apples, not only was the amount of patulin extraordinarily high in the rotten area, but the mycotoxin had also spread to the part unaffected by mould. The data presented in this study indicate that the intake of patulin with apple derivatives is usually below the tolerable level of 0.4 mu g/kg bw/day, but since the patulin content in apples can vary considerably, the quality of fruits used in the production of apple derivatives should be strictly controlled in order not to exceed the safe limits.     

Patulin in apple juices: Incidence and likely intake in an Indian population

The quality and safety of Ayurvedic formulations has become a serious issue, as this Indian system of medicine is used by 80% of the Indian population. Hence, the present study was performed to evaluate heavy metals contents by flame atomic absorbance spectroscopy (AAS) measurements and confirmation by inductive coupled plasma–mass spectroscopy (ICP-MS). A total of 78 formulations (56 herbal, 19 herbometallic and 3 metallic) were sampled. In herbal formulations, lead in 19.6% (11/56), cadmium in 21.4% (12/56), mercury and arsenic in 5.3% (3/56) were above the limit. Lead in 52.6% (10/19) of samples, cadmium in 26.3% (5/19) and mercury and arsenic contained in one herbometallic sample was above the limit. Heavy metals in all metal formulations were above the WHO limit. Significant batch variation was observed. The analytical results of flame AAS and ICP-MS did not differ significantly in the range of measurements in this study, which proves that both methods are satisfactory for estimation of heavy metals in these type of samples.     

Stability of the phenolic compounds and antioxidant capacity of five fruit (apple,orange, grape,pomelo and kiwi) juices during in vitro‐simulated gastrointestinal digestion

The in vitro digestive stability of phenolic compounds and the antioxidant capacity of five kinds of commonly consumed fruit juices in the daily diet, including apple juice (AJ), orange juice (OJ), grape juice (GJ), pomelo juice (PJ) and kiwifruit juice (KJ), were studied. Following in vitro digestion, the total phenolic (TP) content of fruit juices decreased to different extents by 35%, 25.3%, 23.5%, 22.2% and 7.8% for KJ, OJ, PJ, GJ and AJ, respectively. The individual phenolic content showed similar changes to the TP content, showing reductions of naringenin‐trisaccharide in OJ and PJ, epicatechin in GJ, and chlorogenic acid in AJ by 43.74%, 27.59%, 47.11% and 33.28%, respectively. Conversely, the antioxidant capacity of fruit juices during digestion measured by ABTS assay increased from 4.79% to 35.53%, except in KJ, which decreased by 19.34%. These results show the health benefits of fruit juices after processing and contribute towards establishing suitable dietary recommendations.     

Patulin in domestic and imported apple-based drinks in Belgium: occurrence and exposure assessment

Apple-based beverages are regularly consumed by adults and children in Belgium. They are locally produced or imported from other countries. The apples used as starting material for these productions are frequently contaminated by mycotoxin-producing moulds and damaged during transport and handling. The current study was undertaken to investigate whether patulin (PAT) is present in the industrial or handicraft-made apple juices and ciders consumed by the Belgian population and to assess the population's exposure to this mycotoxin through apple-based drinks. Belgian (n = 29) and imported (14) apple juices as well as ciders (7) were assayed for PAT by high-performance liquid chromatography with ultraviolet light detection. PAT was detected respectively in 79, 86 and 43% of these tested samples. However, no contaminated sample exceeded the safe level of 50 µg PAT l^-1. Levels of PAT contamination were comparable in Belgian and imported juice samples. The overall mean PAT concentrations were 9.0 and 3.4 µg l^-1 for contaminated apple juices and ciders, respectively. This study also indicates that there was no statistically significant difference in the mean PAT contamination between clear (7.8 µg l^-1) and cloudy (10.7 µg l^-1) apple juices, as well as between handicraft-made apple juices (14.6 µg l^-1) and industrial ones (7.0 µg l^-1). On the basis of the mean results, a consumer exposure assessment indicates that a daily intake of 0.2 litres apple juice contributes to 45% of the provisional maximum tolerable daily intake for a child of 10 kg body weight.     

国内外脱水蔬菜、冻干果蔬概述及风险评估分析

通过对世界各国脱水蔬菜、冻干果蔬限制使用的农药残留量、致病菌、主要重金属汞、砷、铅、镉等理化指标和微生物指标的对比与分析,总结出我国现行脱水蔬菜、冻干果蔬生产、加工和检验过程中存在的缺陷;对企业标准、种植品种、产品预检,脱水蔬菜和冻干果蔬安全生产加工技术文件提出有关建议,以提高产品竞争力,促进企业经济效益和社会效益的增长。     

加工方式对两种贝类中8种重金属元素生物可及性的影响

目的 分析水煮和烘烤两种加工方式对两种贝类元素中8种金属元素生物可及性的影响。方法 采用体外模拟消化实验,利用电感耦合等离子体质谱仪(inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry, ICP-MS)分析牡蛎(Crassostrea gigas)和扇贝(Azumapecten farreri)体内8种元素(铁、砷、镉、铜、铁、锌、锰、汞)的生物可及性和含量的变化。结果 两种贝类元素含量的趋势大体一致,从高到低依次为锌>铁>铜>镉>砷>铅>汞。两种贝类中生物可及性最高的是牡蛎中的砷元素,为98.4%。生物可及性最低的是扇贝中的铁元素,为3.4%。经过不同的加工方式处理后,能显著提高两种贝类锰元素的生物可及性及显著降低牡蛎中铜、砷、铅元素的生物可及性。加热处理后扇贝中砷和镉元素的生物可及性增加。相较于蒸煮的加热方式,烘烤的加工方式对贝类元素生物可及性的影响更大。通过相关性分析可以看出,贝类元素生物可及性不仅与元素种类、加工方式相关,也与其他元素浓度相关。结论 水煮和烘烤两种加工方式对贝类中8种重金属元素浓度和生物可...     

Effect of different cadmium levels in Boletus griseus on bioaccessibility,bioavailability, and intestinal flora by establishing a complete bionic digestion system in vitro

The bioaccessibility and bioavailability of different cadmium (Cd) levels (low: 7.31 mg/kg, medium: 24.20 mg/kg, high: 41.64 mg/kg) in Boletus griseus were evaluated by establishing a bionic digestive system in vitro. The results showed that the bioaccessibility of high Cd level by gastrointestinal digestion was significantly higher than other two levels. Further, colonic digestion significantly increased the bioaccessibilities of low Cd level (p < 0.05). After intestinal flora fermentation, the bioaccessibilities of different Cd levels significantly decreased (p < 0.05), and high and medium Cd levels had no significant difference (p > 0.05). A Caco-2 monolayer cell model was established to evaluate the bioavailability of Cd. The bioavailabilities of low and high Cd levels by gastrointestinal digestion were 8.75 and 10.58%, and the bioavailabilities increased by 38.17% and 5.20% after colonic digestion, respectively. Furthermore, Cd could affect diversity, composition, and balance of intestinal flora, and the relative abundances of several genera were correlation with Cd levels in B. griseus.     

Determination of patulin in fruit juices using HPLC-DAD and GC-MSD techniques

A high performance liquid chromatography with a diode-array detector (HPLC-DAD) and a gas chromatography with a mass spectrometer (GC-MSD) are described for the determination of patulin (PAT) in apple juice. The limits of detection (DL) and quantification (QL) for the HPLC-DAD and GC-MSD method were found to be (DL = 0.23 μg kg⁻¹ QL = 1.2 μg kg⁻¹) and (DL = 5.8 μg kg⁻¹ and QL = 13.8 μg kg⁻¹), respectively. The recovery factors for HPLC-DAD and GC-MSD were found to be 99.5% (RSD% = 0.73) and 41% (RSD% = 10.03), respectively. The HPLC-DAD method was used to determine the occurrence of PAT in 90 samples of fruit juices.