Journal
JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY
Volume 53, Issue 24, Pages 9512-9518Publisher
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/jf050926w
Keywords
spinach; chloroplast; beta-carotene; lutein; trans-cis isomers; heat; illumination
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The influence of thermal treatment and light exposure on degradation and isomerization of the predominant carotenoids (lutein and beta-carotene) occurring in green leafy vegetables was assessed. The effect of lipid addition on carotenoid stability was also evaluated. For the first time, the stabilities of pure carotenoids and chloroplast-bound carotenoids were compared. Besides degradation, heating caused carotenoid isomerization in all samples. Whereas pure carotenoids favor 13-cis isomers, in native chloroplasts and heated chloroplasts 9-cis isomers were predominant. Illumination of freshly prepared chloroplast isolates caused an initial increase in the level of lutein (9.6%) and beta-carotene (29.8%), while pure carotenoids exhibited time-dependent degradation. The addition of lipids to chloroplast preparations had the reverse effects on the retention of both carotenoids after heating; isomerization was not significantly affected. It was demonstrated that carotenoid stability has to be evaluated for every individual pigment in its genuine environment. Stability data based on model systems (e.g., pure carotenoids) may not be transferred to complex food matrices without intensive investigation.
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