1
|
Quirantes-Piné R, Sanna G, Mara A, Borrás-Linares I, Mainente F, Picó Y, Zoccatelli G, Lozano-Sánchez J, Ciulu M. Mass Spectrometry Characterization of Honeydew Honey: A Critical Review. Foods 2024; 13:2229. [PMID: 39063313 PMCID: PMC11275487 DOI: 10.3390/foods13142229] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2024] [Revised: 07/12/2024] [Accepted: 07/13/2024] [Indexed: 07/28/2024] Open
Abstract
Honeydew honey is produced by bees (Apis mellifera) foraging and collecting secretions produced by certain types of aphids on various parts of plants. In addition to exhibiting organoleptic characteristics that distinguish them from nectar honey, these honeys are known for their functional properties, such as strong antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activities. Despite their importance, they remain poorly characterized in comparison with flower honeys, as most studies on this subject are not only carried out on too few samples but also still focused on traditional chemical-physical parameters, such as specific rotation, major sugars, or melissopalynological information. Since mass spectrometry has consistently been a primary tool for the characterization and authentication of honeys, this review will focus on the application of these methods to the characterization of the minor fraction of honeydew honey. More specifically, this review will attempt to highlight what progress has been made so far in identifying markers of the authenticity of the botanical and/or geographical origin of honeydew honeys by mass spectrometry-based approaches. Furthermore, strategies devoted to the determination of contaminants and toxins in honeydew honeys will be addressed. Such analyses represent a valuable tool for establishing the level of food safety associated with these products. A critical analysis of the presented studies will identify their limitations and critical issues, thereby describing the current state of research on the topic.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Rosa Quirantes-Piné
- Department of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, University of Granada, Avda Fuentenueva s/n, 18071 Granada, Spain;
| | - Gavino Sanna
- Department of Chemical, Physical, Mathematical and Natural Sciences, University of Sassari, Via Vienna 2, 07100 Sassari, Italy; (G.S.); (A.M.)
| | - Andrea Mara
- Department of Chemical, Physical, Mathematical and Natural Sciences, University of Sassari, Via Vienna 2, 07100 Sassari, Italy; (G.S.); (A.M.)
| | - Isabel Borrás-Linares
- Department of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, University of Granada, Avda Fuentenueva s/n, 18071 Granada, Spain;
| | - Federica Mainente
- Department of Biotechnology, University of Verona, Strada le Grazie 15, Cà Vignal 1, 37134 Verona, Italy; (F.M.); (G.Z.); (M.C.)
| | - Yolanda Picó
- Centro de Investigaciones Sobre Desertificaciòn, Ctra. Moncada-Naquera km 4.5, 46113 Moncada, Spain;
| | - Gianni Zoccatelli
- Department of Biotechnology, University of Verona, Strada le Grazie 15, Cà Vignal 1, 37134 Verona, Italy; (F.M.); (G.Z.); (M.C.)
| | - Jesús Lozano-Sánchez
- Department of Food Science and Nutrition, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Granada, Campus Universitario s/n, 18071 Granada, Spain;
| | - Marco Ciulu
- Department of Biotechnology, University of Verona, Strada le Grazie 15, Cà Vignal 1, 37134 Verona, Italy; (F.M.); (G.Z.); (M.C.)
| |
Collapse
|
2
|
Zhang Z, Li Y, Zhao S, Qie M, Bai L, Gao Z, Liang K, Zhao Y. Rapid analysis technologies with chemometrics for food authenticity field: A review. Curr Res Food Sci 2024; 8:100676. [PMID: 38303999 PMCID: PMC10830540 DOI: 10.1016/j.crfs.2024.100676] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2023] [Revised: 12/15/2023] [Accepted: 01/07/2024] [Indexed: 02/03/2024] Open
Abstract
In recent years, the problem of food adulteration has become increasingly rampant, seriously hindering the development of food production, consumption, and management. The common analytical methods used to determine food authenticity present challenges, such as complicated analysis processes and time-consuming procedures, necessitating the development of rapid, efficient analysis technology for food authentication. Spectroscopic techniques, ambient ionization mass spectrometry (AIMS), electronic sensors, and DNA-based technology have gradually been applied for food authentication due to advantages such as rapid analysis and simple operation. This paper summarizes the current research on rapid food authenticity analysis technology from three perspectives, including breeds or species determination, quality fraud detection, and geographical origin identification, and introduces chemometrics method adapted to rapid analysis techniques. It aims to promote the development of rapid analysis technology in the food authenticity field.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Zixuan Zhang
- Institute of Food and Nutrition Development, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Beijing, China
- Institute of Quality Standard & Testing Technology for Agro-Products, Key Laboratory of Agro-Product Quality and Safety, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
| | - Yalan Li
- Institute of Quality Standard & Testing Technology for Agro-Products, Key Laboratory of Agro-Product Quality and Safety, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
| | - Shanshan Zhao
- Institute of Quality Standard & Testing Technology for Agro-Products, Key Laboratory of Agro-Product Quality and Safety, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
| | - Mengjie Qie
- Institute of Quality Standard & Testing Technology for Agro-Products, Key Laboratory of Agro-Product Quality and Safety, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
| | - Lu Bai
- Institute of Food and Nutrition Development, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Beijing, China
| | - Zhiwei Gao
- Hangzhou Nutritome Biotech Co., Ltd., Hangzhou, China
| | - Kehong Liang
- Institute of Food and Nutrition Development, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Beijing, China
| | - Yan Zhao
- Institute of Quality Standard & Testing Technology for Agro-Products, Key Laboratory of Agro-Product Quality and Safety, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
| |
Collapse
|
3
|
Zhang Y, Wang Y. Recent trends of machine learning applied to multi-source data of medicinal plants. J Pharm Anal 2023; 13:1388-1407. [PMID: 38223450 PMCID: PMC10785154 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpha.2023.07.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2023] [Revised: 07/17/2023] [Accepted: 07/19/2023] [Indexed: 01/16/2024] Open
Abstract
In traditional medicine and ethnomedicine, medicinal plants have long been recognized as the basis for materials in therapeutic applications worldwide. In particular, the remarkable curative effect of traditional Chinese medicine during corona virus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has attracted extensive attention globally. Medicinal plants have, therefore, become increasingly popular among the public. However, with increasing demand for and profit with medicinal plants, commercial fraudulent events such as adulteration or counterfeits sometimes occur, which poses a serious threat to the clinical outcomes and interests of consumers. With rapid advances in artificial intelligence, machine learning can be used to mine information on various medicinal plants to establish an ideal resource database. We herein present a review that mainly introduces common machine learning algorithms and discusses their application in multi-source data analysis of medicinal plants. The combination of machine learning algorithms and multi-source data analysis facilitates a comprehensive analysis and aids in the effective evaluation of the quality of medicinal plants. The findings of this review provide new possibilities for promoting the development and utilization of medicinal plants.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Yanying Zhang
- Medicinal Plants Research Institute, Yunnan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Kunming, 650200, China
- College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Yunnan University of Chinese Medicine, Kunming, 650500, China
| | - Yuanzhong Wang
- Medicinal Plants Research Institute, Yunnan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Kunming, 650200, China
| |
Collapse
|
4
|
Lenhart D, Tischhöfer MT, Gruber R, Maag K, Reiter C, Alban S. Chemical and biological differences between original and mimetic pentosan polysulfates. Carbohydr Polym 2023; 319:121201. [PMID: 37567725 DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2023.121201] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2023] [Revised: 06/22/2023] [Accepted: 07/11/2023] [Indexed: 08/13/2023]
Abstract
Pentosan polysulfate sodium (PPS) is a semi-synthetic, heparin-like polysaccharide with manifold therapeutic actions. It is approved for treatment of bladder pain syndrome / interstitial cystitis in humans and treatment of musculoskeletal diseases in animals. PPS is produced by a complex procedure using beech wood as starting material. It consists of a mixture of sulfated glucuronoxylans, whose structural composition cannot be fully characterized by physicochemical analysis. The question arises whether PPS follow-on products are identical with the original and thus meet the requirement for generic drug application. The aim of this study was to investigate whether commercially available PPS products differ in physicochemical characteristics and biological effects from the original. Ten PPS preparations from different manufactures were analyzed using orthogonal analytical techniques including, inter alia, size exclusion chromatography with triple detection, nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy, and high-resolution mid-infrared spectroscopy in aqueous solution with chemometric evaluation. For functional analysis, we measured the plasma kallikrein generation in human plasma and FXII activation. The study revealed significant structural and biological differences between PPS from different sources. Therefore, follow-on products cannot be considered identical but at best similar to original PPS. However, their similar efficacy and safety have still to be proven by comprehensive studies.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Dominik Lenhart
- bene pharmaChem GmbH & Co.KG, Bayerwaldstr. 7-9, 82538 Geretsried, Germany
| | | | - Rudolf Gruber
- bene pharmaChem GmbH & Co.KG, Bayerwaldstr. 7-9, 82538 Geretsried, Germany
| | - Klaus Maag
- bene pharmaChem GmbH & Co.KG, Bayerwaldstr. 7-9, 82538 Geretsried, Germany
| | - Christian Reiter
- Paradigm Biopharmaceuticals, Level 15, 500 Collins St, Vic 3000, Melbourne, Australia
| | - Susanne Alban
- Pharmaceutical Institute, Kiel University, Gutenbergstraße 76, 24118 Kiel, Germany.
| |
Collapse
|
5
|
Zhang XH, Gu HW, Liu RJ, Qing XD, Nie JF. A comprehensive review of the current trends and recent advancements on the authenticity of honey. Food Chem X 2023; 19:100850. [PMID: 37780275 PMCID: PMC10534224 DOI: 10.1016/j.fochx.2023.100850] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2023] [Revised: 08/15/2023] [Accepted: 08/26/2023] [Indexed: 10/03/2023] Open
Abstract
The authenticity of honey currently poses challenges to food quality control, thus requiring continuous modernization and improvement of related analytical methodologies. This review provides a comprehensively overview of honey authenticity challenges and related analytical methods. Firstly, direct and indirect methods of honey adulteration were described in detail, commenting the existing challenges in current detection methods and market supervision approaches. As an important part, the integrated metabolomic workflow involving sample processing procedures, instrumental analysis techniques, and chemometric tools in honey authenticity studies were discussed, with a focus on their advantages, disadvantages, and scopes. Among them, various improved microscale extraction methods, combined with hyphenated instrumental analysis techniques and chemometric data processing tools, have broad application potential in honey authenticity research. The future of honey authenticity determination will involve the use of simplified and portable methods, which will enable on-site rapid detection and transfer detection technologies from the laboratory to the industry.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Xiao-Hua Zhang
- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan Institute of Science and Technology, Yueyang, China
- Henan Key Laboratory of Biomarker Based Rapid-detection Technology for Food Safety, Food and Pharmacy College, Xuchang University, Xuchang, China
| | - Hui-Wen Gu
- College of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Yangtze University, Jingzhou, China
| | - Ren-Jun Liu
- Collaborative Innovation Center for Water Pollution Control and Water Safety in Karst Area, College of Chemistry and Bioengineering, Guilin University of Technology, Guilin, China
| | - Xiang-Dong Qing
- Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Dark Tea and Jin-hua, College of Materials and Chemical Engineering, Hunan City University, Yiyang, China
| | - Jin-Fang Nie
- Collaborative Innovation Center for Water Pollution Control and Water Safety in Karst Area, College of Chemistry and Bioengineering, Guilin University of Technology, Guilin, China
| |
Collapse
|
6
|
Tarapoulouzi M, Mironescu M, Drouza C, Mironescu ID, Agriopoulou S. Insight into the Recent Application of Chemometrics in Quality Analysis and Characterization of Bee Honey during Processing and Storage. Foods 2023; 12:473. [PMID: 36766000 PMCID: PMC9914568 DOI: 10.3390/foods12030473] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2022] [Revised: 12/30/2022] [Accepted: 01/16/2023] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
Abstract
The application of chemometrics, a widely used science in food studies (and not only food studies) has begun to increase in importance with chemometrics being a very powerful tool in analyzing large numbers of results. In the case of honey, chemometrics is usually used for assessing honey authenticity and quality control, combined with well-established analytical methods. Research related to investigation of the quality changes in honey due to modifications after processing and storage is rare, with a visibly increasing tendency in the last decade (and concentrated on investigating novel methods to preserve the honey quality, such as ultrasound or high-pressure treatment). This review presents the evolution in the last few years in using chemometrics in analyzing honey quality during processing and storage. The advantages of using chemometrics in assessing honey quality during storage and processing are presented, together with the main characteristics of some well-known chemometric methods. Chemometrics prove to be a successful tool to differentiate honey samples based on changes of characteristics during storage and processing.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Maria Tarapoulouzi
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Pure and Applied Science, University of Cyprus, P.O. Box 20537, Nicosia 1678, Cyprus
| | - Monica Mironescu
- Faculty of Agricultural Sciences Food Industry and Environmental Protection, Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu, Bv. Victoriei 10, 550024 Sibiu, Romania
| | - Chryssoula Drouza
- Department of Agricultural Production, Biotechnology and Food Science, Cyprus University of Technology, P.O. Box 50329, Limassol 3036, Cyprus
| | - Ion Dan Mironescu
- Faculty of Agricultural Sciences Food Industry and Environmental Protection, Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu, Bv. Victoriei 10, 550024 Sibiu, Romania
| | - Sofia Agriopoulou
- Department of Food Science and Technology, University of the Peloponnese, Antikalamos, 24100 Kalamata, Greece
| |
Collapse
|
7
|
LC-HRMS-Based Non-Targeted Metabolomics for the Assessment of Honey Adulteration with Sugar Syrups: A Preliminary Study. Metabolites 2022; 12:metabo12100985. [PMID: 36295887 PMCID: PMC9607529 DOI: 10.3390/metabo12100985] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2022] [Revised: 10/11/2022] [Accepted: 10/15/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
Abstract
Honey is a natural product that is in great demand and has a relatively high price, thus making it one of the most common targets of economically motivated adulteration. Its adulteration can be obtained by adding cheaper honey or sugar syrups or by overfeeding honeybees with sugar syrups. Adulteration techniques are constantly evolving and advanced techniques and instruments are required for its detection. We used non-targeted metabolomics to underscore potential markers of honey adulteration with sugar syrups. The metabolomic profiles of unadulterated honeys and sugar beet, corn and wheat syrups were obtained using hydrophilic interaction liquid chromatography high-resolution mass spectrometry (LC-HRMS). The potential markers have been selected after data processing. Fortified honey (5%, 10% and 20%), honey obtained from overfeeding, and 58 commercial honeys were analyzed. One potential marker appeared with a specific signal for syrups and not for honey. This targeted analysis showed a linear trend in fortified honeys with a calculated limit of quantification around 5% of fortification.
Collapse
|
8
|
Zhang G, Abdulla W. New Zealand honey botanical origin classification with hyperspectral imaging. J Food Compost Anal 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jfca.2022.104511] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
|