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CRITICAL REVIEWS IN FOOD SCIENCE AND NUTRITION
Volume 62, Issue 1, Pages 215-243Publisher
TAYLOR & FRANCIS INC
DOI: 10.1080/10408398.2020.1813684
Keywords
Applications; aroma glycosides; biosynthesis; enzymatic hydrolysis; fruit
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- Aus-Continent Wine Group Pty Ltd [39168]
- food science research group of the Faculty of Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences, University of Melbourne
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The review highlights the characteristics and applications of fruit-derived aroma glycosides, including their chemical structures, enzymatic hydrolysis, biosynthesis, and presence in various fruits. Aroma glycosides can release free volatiles through hydrolysis by endo- and/or exo-glucosidases, as well as control the liberation of active volatiles to influence product flavor.
Fruit aroma is mainly contributed by free and glycosidically bound aroma compounds, in which glycosidically bound form can be converted into free form during storage and processing, thereby enhancing the overall aroma property. In recent years, the bound aroma precursors have been widely used as flavor additives in the food industry to enhance, balance and recover the flavor of products. This review summarizes the fruit-derived aroma glycosides in different aspects including chemical structures, enzymatic hydrolysis, biosynthesis and occurrence. Aroma glycosides structurally involve an aroma compound (aglycone) and a sugar moiety (glycone). They can be hydrolyzed to release free volatiles by endo- and/or exo-glucosidase, while their biosynthesis refers to glycosylation process using glycosyltransferases (GTs). So far, aroma glycosides have been found and studied in multiple fruits such as grapes, mangoes, lychees and so on. Additionally, their importance in flavor perception, their utilization in food flavor enhancement and other industrial applications are also discussed. Aroma glycosides can enhance flavor perception via hydrolyzation by beta-glucosidase in human saliva. Moreover, they are able to impart product flavor by controlling the liberation of active volatiles in industrial applications. This review provides fundamental information for the future investigation on the fruit-derived aroma glycosides.
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