Journal
FOOD CHEMISTRY
Volume 221, Issue -, Pages 1245-1252Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2016.11.033
Keywords
Yucca; Yucca schidigera; Yucca brevifolia; Saponin; Steroidal saponin; Quantification; HPLC-ELSD; Quillaja; Adulteration
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Yucca GRAS-labelled saponins have been and are increasingly used in food/feed, pharmaceutical or cosmetic industries. Existing techniques presently used for Yucca steroidal saponin quantification remain either inaccurate and misleading or accurate but time consuming and cost prohibitive. The method reported here addresses all of the above challenges. HPLC/ELSD technique is an accurate and reliable method that yields results of appropriate repeatability and reproducibility. This method does not overor under-estimate levels of steroidal saponins. HPLC/ELSD method does not require each and every pure standard of saponins, to quantify the group of steroidal saponins. The method is a time-and cost-effective technique that is suitable for routine industrial analyses. HPLC/ELSD methods yield a saponin fingerprints specific to the plant species. As the method is capable of distinguishing saponin profiles from taxonomically distant species, it can unravel plant adulteration issues. (C) 2016 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Ltd.
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