| Title: | Comparative Analysis of VOCs from Winter Melon Pomace Fibers before and after Bleaching Treatment with H(2)O(2) |
| Author(s): | Maletti L; D'Eusanio V; Durante C; Marchetti A; Pincelli L; Tassi L; |
| Address: | "Department of Chemical and Geological Sciences, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, 41125 Modena, Italy. Consorzio Interuniversitario Nazionale per la Scienza e Tecnologia dei Materiali (INSTM), 50121 Firenze, Italy. Interdepartmental Research Center BIOGEST-SITEIA, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, 42124 Reggio Emilia, Italy" |
| DOI: | 10.3390/molecules27072336 |
| ISSN/ISBN: | 1420-3049 (Electronic) 1420-3049 (Linking) |
| Abstract: | "In this study, the trend of Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) in dietary fiber samples from the winter melon (Cucumis Melo var. Inodorus, Yellow Canary type) were investigated. This foodstuff, obtained as a by-product of agri-food production, has gained increasing attention and is characterized by many bioactive components and a high dietary-fiber content. As regards fiber, it is poorly colored, but it may be whitened by applying a bleaching treatment with H(2)O(2). The result is a fibrous material for specific applications in food manufacturing, for example, as a corrector for some functional and technological properties. This treatment is healthy and safe for consumers and widely applied in industrial food processes. In this study, a method based on headspace solid-phase microextraction (HS-SPME) coupled with gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) was applied for the characterization of the aromatic profile of the dried raw materials. Furthermore, VOC variation was investigated as function of the bleaching treatment with H(2)O(2). The bleached samples were also analyzed after a long storage period (24 months), to assess their stability over time. As a result, the VOC fraction of the fresh raw fiber showed nine classes of analytes; these were restricted to seven for the bleached fiber at t(0) time, and further reduced to four classes at the age of 24 months. Alcohols were the main group detected in the fresh raw sample (33.8 % of the total chromatogram area), with 2,3-butanediol isomers as the main compounds. These analytes decreased with time. An opposite trend was observed for the acids (9.7% at t(0)), which increased with time and became the most important class in the 24-month aged and bleached sample (57.3%)" |
| Keywords: | *Cucurbitaceae/chemistry Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry/methods Hydrogen Peroxide/analysis Solid Phase Microextraction/methods *Volatile Organic Compounds/analysis Hs-spme-gc-ms biorefinery dietary fibers food waste nutrient recovery recycle volatil; |
| Notes: | "MedlineMaletti, Laura D'Eusanio, Veronica Durante, Caterina Marchetti, Andrea Pincelli, Luca Tassi, Lorenzo eng Italian Ministry of Education, University and Research/ POR FSE 2014-20 of Emilia-Romagna region (Italy)/ Switzerland 2022/04/13 Molecules. 2022 Apr 5; 27(7):2336. doi: 10.3390/molecules27072336" |
