Journal
FOOD CHEMISTRY
Volume 166, Issue -, Pages 179-191Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2014.06.011
Keywords
Palestinian sumac; Anacardiaceae; Hydrolysable tannins; Flavonoids; Mediterranean diet; HPLC-DAD-ESI-MS/MS
Funding
- European Union
- Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation [AGL2011-29857-C03-02]
- Andalusian Regional Government Council of Innovation and Science [P10-FQM-6563, P11-CTS-7625]
- Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation [A1/041035/11]
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Rhus coriaria L. (sumac) is an important crop widely used in the Mediterranean basin as a food spice, and also in folk medicine, due to its health-promoting properties. Phytochemicals present in plant foods are in part responsible for these consequent health benefits. Nevertheless, detailed information on these bioactive compounds is still scarce. Therefore, the present work was aimed at investigating the phytochemical components of sumac fruit epicarp using HPLC-DAD-ESI-MS/MS in two different ionisation modes. The proposed method provided tentative identification of 211 phenolic and other phyto-constituents, most of which have not been described so far in R. coriaria fruits. More than 180 phytochemicals (tannins, (iso)flavonoids, terpenoids, etc.) are reported herein in sumac fruits for the first time. The obtained results highlight the importance of R. coriaria as a promising source of functional ingredients, and boost its potential use in the food and nutraceutical industries. (C) 2014 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd.
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