The influence of pH on auto-oxidative browning of flavan-3-ols and gallic acid as a promising browning inhibitor

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第一作者: Tan, Junfeng

作者: Tan, Junfeng;Vincken, Jean-Paul;Sanders, Mark G.;de Bruijn, Wouter J. C.;Tan, Junfeng;Lin, Zhi

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关键词: Tea; Catechins; oxidation; Yellow; Brown; Color; Discoloration

期刊名称:FOOD CHEMISTRY ( 影响因子:9.8; 五年影响因子:9.7 )

ISSN: 0308-8146

年卷期: 2025 年 473 卷

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收录情况: SCI

摘要: The effect of pH and of flavan-3-ols' structural features on undesired auto-oxidative browning of ready-to-drink green tea is still largely unknown. Thus, we investigated auto-oxidative browning of epicatechin (EC), epicatechin gallate (ECg), epigallocatechin (EGC), epigallocatechin gallate (EGCg) in pH-regulated aqueous model systems. In the typical pH range of green tea infusions (pH 5-7), the brown color intensity of flavan-3-ols after auto-oxidation was found to be EC > ECg > EGCg > EGC. Characterization of brown auto-oxidation products by RP-UHPLC-ESI-HRMSn revealed that most of these can only be formed through multi-step reactions. Therefore, oxidation potentials of the starting flavan-3-ols are unsuitable for predicting browning. Browning inhibition in real green tea can be achieved by maintaining a pH below 4 with either conventional additives (i.e. ascorbic or citric acid) or with gallic acid, a compound naturally abundant in tea. In conclusion, gallic acid is a promising candidate for clean-label auto-oxidative browning inhibition.

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