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Iron-chelating properties of melanoidins, derived from glucose–glycine model system, were firstly investigated, and then melanoidin-iron solutions were subjected to pulsed electric field (PEF) treatment at electric field strength of 0 to 80 kV/cm, respectively. Iron-chelating ability of melanoidins decreased with increasing ferrous concentrations and reached the saturation state to bind 2.36 mg iron (II) per gram of melanoidin. At pH 3.0, the iron-chelating ability of melanoidins was higher, partly due to isoelectric precipitation. The PEF treatment significantly increased the chelating ability of melanoidins toward Fe (II) at 20 and 80 kV/cm (P |