Sensory Metabolite Profiling in a Date Pit Based Coffee Substitute and in Response to Roasting as Analyzed via Mass Spectrometry Based Metabolomics

Autor: Shaimaa A. ElShebiney, Asmaa Otify, Ludger A. Wessjohann, Mohamed A. Farag, Camilia G. Michel, Aly M. El-Sayed, Anja Ehrlich
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: Molecules
Volume 24
Issue 18
Molecules, Vol 24, Iss 18, p 3377 (2019)
ISSN: 1420-3049
DOI: 10.3390/molecules24183377
Popis: Interest in developing coffee substitutes is on the rise, to minimizing its health side effects. In the Middle East, date palm (Phoenix dactylifera L.) pits are often used as a coffee substitute post roasting. In this study, commercially-roasted date pit products, along with unroasted and home-prepared roasted date pits, were subjected to analyses for their metabolite composition, and neuropharmacological evaluation in mice. Headspace SPME-GCMS and GCMS post silylation were employed for characterizing its volatile and non-volatile metabolite profile. For comparison to roasted coffee, coffee product was also included. There is evidence that some commercial date pit products appear to contain undeclared additives. SPME headspace analysis revealed the abundance of furans, pyrans, terpenoids and sulfur compounds in roasted date pits, whereas pyrroles and caffeine were absent. GCMS-post silylation employed for primary metabolite profiling revealed fatty acids&rsquo
enrichment in roasted pits versus sugars&rsquo
abundance in coffee. Biological investigations affirmed that date pit showed safer margin than coffee from its LD50, albeit it exhibits no CNS stimulant properties. This study provides the first insight into the roasting impact on the date pit through its metabolome and its neuropharmacological aspects to rationalize its use as a coffee substitute.
Databáze: OpenAIRE
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