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Optimised formation of blue Maillard reaction products of xylose and glycine model systems and associated antioxidant activity
Author(s) -
Yin Zi,
Sun Qian,
Zhang Xi,
Jing Hao
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of the science of food and agriculture
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.782
H-Index - 142
eISSN - 1097-0010
pISSN - 0022-5142
DOI - 10.1002/jsfa.6415
Subject(s) - maillard reaction , xylose , browning , chemistry , absorbance , glycine , antioxidant , food science , model system , chromatography , nuclear chemistry , biochemistry , amino acid , computational chemistry , fermentation
BACKGROUND A blue colour can be formed in the xylose (Xyl) and glycine (Gly) Maillard reaction (MR) model system. However, there are fewer studies on the reaction conditions for the blue Maillard reaction products (MRPs). The objective of this study is to investigate characteristic colour formation and antioxidant activities in four different MR model systems and to determine the optimum reaction conditions for the blue colour formation in a Xyl‐Gly MR model system, using the random centroid optimisation program . RESULTS The blue colour with an absorbance peak at 630 nm appeared before browning in the Xyl‐Gly MR model system, while no blue colour formation but only browning was observed in the xylose–alanine, xylose–aspartic acid and glucose–glycine MR model systems. The Xyl‐Gly MR model system also showed higher antioxidant activity than the other three model systems. The optimum conditions for blue colour formation were as follows: xylose and glycine ratio 1:0.16 (M:M), 0.20 mol L −1 NaHCO 3 , 406.1 mL L −1 ethanol, initial pH 8.63, 33.7°C for 22.06 h, which gave a much brighter blue colour and a higher peak at 630 nm . CONCLUSION A characteristic blue colour could be formed in the Xyl‐Gly MR model system and the optimum conditions for the blue colour formation were proposed and confirmed. © 2013 Society of Chemical Industry