Article
Chemistry, Applied
Spiros A. Drivelos, Georgios P. Danezis, Michal Halagarda, Stanislaw Popek, Constantinos A. Georgiou
Summary: This study analyzed the rare earth and trace element content of 93 honeys of different botanical types and origins using ICP-MS. Discriminant Analysis was successful in classifying both botanical type and geographical origin, while Cluster Analysis only worked for botanical type. Probabilistic Neural Network analysis correctly classified 85.3% of samples based on geographical origin and 73.3% based on organic characterization. A Partial Least Squares model was constructed with a prediction accuracy of over 95%, using information from rare earths and trace elements for classification of honey samples.
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Wen-Jie Ng, Nam-Weng Sit, Peter Aun-Chuan Ooi, Kah-Yaw Ee, Tuck-Meng Lim
Summary: This study used C-13 NMR spectroscopy to quantify the major sugar tautomers in stingless bee honey, finding no significant difference in sugar compositions between honeydew and blossom types. Honeydew honey showed higher levels of certain physicochemical properties and antioxidant parameters, indicating better health benefits compared to blossom honey. The differentiation between honeydew and blossom origin of stingless bee honey is possible by analyzing specific physicochemical and antioxidant parameters through PCA.
Article
Food Science & Technology
Carmen Ioana Muresan, Mihaiela Cornea-Cipcigan, Ramona Suharoschi, Silvio Erler, Rodica Margaoan
Summary: The study combined melissopalynology and SDS-PAGE as a useful tool for modern discrimination between different kinds of honey, even without performing specific protein identification. Honey adulteration results in low quality products in the market.
LWT-FOOD SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Food Science & Technology
Loredana Elena Vijan, Ivona Cristina Mazilu, Carmen Enache, Sebastian Enache, Carmen Mihaela Topala
Summary: Chemometric methods coupled with IR spectroscopy were used to classify five types of honey from Southern Romania and study the effect of botanical origin on their physicochemical characteristics. The results showed significant differences in moisture, ash, electrical conductivity, pH, free acidity, total sugar content, hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF), total phenolic, tannin, and flavonoid content among the different types of honey. Sunflower honey had the highest moisture, free acidity, electrical conductivity, phenolics, and flavonoids, while multifloral honey had the highest total sugar content. Linden honey had the highest HMF content. The chemometric method coupled with ATR-FTIR spectra clearly differentiated linden honey from acacia, multifloral, and sunflower honey.
Article
Chemistry, Applied
Guyang Zhang, Waleed Abdulla
Summary: This study categorizes 56 New Zealand honey products using hyperspectral imaging dataset and four different algorithms. The results show high accuracy rates and also reveal distinct spectral characters of honey products from different brands, even with the same botanical origin labels.
JOURNAL OF FOOD COMPOSITION AND ANALYSIS
(2022)
Article
Agriculture, Multidisciplinary
Zofia Lorenc, Slawomir Pasko, Anna Pakula, Dariusz Teper, Leszek Salbut
Summary: The production of honey, especially unifloral varieties, is limited by various factors, leading to a deficit in supply and potential adulteration. A novel method based on analyzing visible light spectra through a thin layer of honey has been proposed to accurately identify the botanical origin of honey. This method showed outstanding results compared to traditional methods and is effective in determining the origin of honey.
JOURNAL OF THE SCIENCE OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE
(2021)
Article
Engineering, Chemical
Ary Noviyanto, Waleed H. Abdulla
Summary: This study proposes a strategy combining feature selection methods to maximize the reduction degree of bands while maintaining classification performance intact, successfully finding relevant bands for honey classification.
JOURNAL OF FOOD ENGINEERING
(2021)
Review
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Ana L. Becerril-Sanchez, Baciliza Quintero-Salazar, Octavio Dublan-Garcia, Hector B. Escalona-Buendia
Summary: Honey has been used since ancient times for its sensory, nutritional, and therapeutic properties, which are related to its physical and chemical composition. Phenolic compounds play a significant role in honey, influencing its antioxidant activity, botanical-geographical origin, and sensory characteristics. Researchers are increasingly interested in the study of phenolic compounds and their impact on honey's biological and functional activity.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Yahya R. Tahboub, Abd Al-Majeed A. Al-Ghzawi, Shaker S. Al-Zayafdneh, Mohammad S. AlGhotani
Summary: The study revealed variations in major and trace element levels in Jordanian honey, with local honey showing higher levels of strontium and total REEs, while imported honey had very low levels of toxic elements, indicating higher safety. Discrimination between imported and local honey would require analysis of a large number of samples (>100) and use of advanced statistical models.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Food Science & Technology
George P. Danezis, Constantinos A. Georgiou
Summary: This study presents the application of elemental metabolomics in determining geographical origin and the process of elemental transportation to food. The study provides guidelines and pitfalls and highlights the importance of studying ultra trace elements and isotope ratios of heavy elements. High resolution inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry is expected to be important in the future. Furthermore, the study indicates the complexity of the link between soil-plants-animal products and the need to consider food processing steps, seasonality, climate, pollution, contact materials, and organism's age in future research.
CURRENT OPINION IN FOOD SCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Food Science & Technology
H. Ozgul Ucurum, Seref Tepe, Ersel Yesil, Fazil Gueney, Sumeyye Karakus, Sevgi Kolayli, Cigdem Takma, M. Emin Duru, Asli Ozkok, Banu Yucel, Uzeyir Karaca, Kadriye Sorkun, Aynur Baran, Ahmet Kilinc, Mustafa Koseoglu, Neslihan Ozsoy, B. Sami Kunduraci, Nurten Turkaslan, Hilal Atmaca, Hacer E. Karaagac, Erkan Topal, Miray Dayioglu, Mucait Kalkan, Unal Ekerbicer, Neslihan Cakici
Summary: This study investigated the characteristic properties of Turkish pine honey and found that all samples exhibited honeydew properties. Furthermore, all physicochemical parameters met the criteria set by regulatory standards for honey, except for C4% sugar and delta C-13 protein-delta C-13 honey values.
EUROPEAN FOOD RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Food Science & Technology
Justyna Dobrowolska-Iwanek, Pawel Zagrodzki, Agnieszka Galanty, Maria Folta, Jadwiga Kryczyk-Koziol, Marek Szlosarczyk, Pol Salvans Rubio, Isabel Saraiva de Carvalho, Pawel Pasko
Summary: Sprouts are a potential dietary source of rich minerals and trace elements. Beetroot sprouts are rich in zinc, iron, and magnesium, while onion sprouts are rich in manganese and calcium. Sprouts from the Brassicaceae family are generally richer in calcium, magnesium, and zinc compared to sprouts from the Fabaceae family.
Article
Geology
Allan Wilson, Robert Bolhar
Summary: The only known natural samples of high-pressure mantle constituents are mineral inclusions in diamonds, and their origin and formation have been a subject of debate. By analyzing trace elements in olivine crystals from South Africa, researchers have found evidence suggesting that these crystals formed in the deep upper mantle and potentially in the mantle transition zone. These findings provide insights into Earth's early mantle evolution and the formation of ancient continental and oceanic crust.
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Tsvetomil Voyslavov, Elisaveta Mladenova, Ralitsa Balkanska
Summary: A new methodology for determining the botanical origin of monofloral bee honey has been developed, combining mineral content and physicochemical parameters determination with intelligent statistics like self-organizing maps (SOMs). Analysis of 62 monofloral bee honey samples showed distinct separation into five clusters-linden, rapeseed, acacia, sunflower, and polyfloral honey-using 16 descriptors including enzyme activity, pH, specific optical rotation, water content, and various chemical elements.
Article
Energy & Fuels
James C. Hower, Cortland F. Eble, Shelley D. Hopps, Tonya D. Morgan
Summary: The chemistry of rare earth elements in Pond Creek coal in Pike County, Kentucky was examined, and it was found that their concentration and distribution varied significantly between lithotypes, possibly due to hydrothermal enrichment and geological movements.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF COAL GEOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Francesco Nannoni, Roberto Mazzeo, Giuseppe Protano, Riccardo Santolini
ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS
(2015)
Article
Plant Sciences
Claudia Angiolini, Gianmaria Bonari, Flavio Frignani, Gianluca Iiriti, Francesco Nannoni, Giuseppe Protano, Marco Landi
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Francesco Nannoni, Riccardo Santolini, Giuseppe Protano
Article
Ecology
Gianmaria Bonari, Massimo Migliorini, Marco Landi, Giuseppe Protano, Pietro Paolo Fanciulli, Claudia Angiolini
ARTHROPOD-PLANT INTERACTIONS
(2017)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Francesco Nannoni, Sara Rossi, Giuseppe Protano
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2016)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Francesco Nannoni, Giuseppe Protano
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2016)
Article
Environmental Sciences
F. Nannoni, R. Mazzeo, R. Santolini, G. Protano
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
(2017)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Giuseppe Protano, Francesco Nannoni
Article
Soil Science
Francesco Nannoni, Sara Rossi, Giuseppe Protano
APPLIED SOIL ECOLOGY
(2014)
Article
Agronomy
Giuseppe Protano, Sara Rossi
JOURNAL OF PLANT NUTRITION AND SOIL SCIENCE
(2014)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Giulia Liberatori, Giacomo Grassi, Patrizia Guidi, Margherita Bernardeschi, Andrea Fiorati, Vittoria Scarcelli, Massimo Genovese, Claudia Faleri, Giuseppe Protano, Giada Frenzilli, Carlo Punta, Ilaria Corsi
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Patrizia Guidi, Margherita Bernardeschi, Mara Palumbo, Vittoria Scarcelli, Massimo Genovese, Giuseppe Protano, Valentina Vitiello, Lorenzo Pontorno, Lisa Bonciani, Isabella Buttino, Gianluca Chiaretti, David Pellegrini, Andrea Fiorati, Laura Riva, Carlo Punta, Ilaria Corsi, Giada Frenzilli
Summary: The study found that zinc pollution in freshwater is increasing and poses a threat to ecosystems and human health. Testing cellulose-based nanosponges for removing zinc contamination from zebra mussels exposed to environmentally relevant concentrations showed promising results in reducing zinc levels in water and soft tissues of the mussels, thereby alleviating genetic damage caused by zinc exposure.
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Andrea Vannini, Martina Grattacaso, Giulia Canali, Francesco Nannoni, Luigi Antonello Di Lella, Giuseppe Protano, Stefano Biagiotti, Stefano Loppi
Summary: This study evaluated the ecological and health risks associated with the cultivation and consumption of elephant garlic in the Valdichiana area of Italy. Although the bulbs may contain slightly high concentrations of certain toxic elements, the health risk based on daily intake is deemed negligible. Additionally, the cultivation soils showed low ecological risk despite somewhat high copper concentrations possibly due to the use of copper-based products in agriculture.
APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Andrea Vannini, Elisabetta Bianchi, Diego Avi, Nicole Damaggio, Luigi Antonello Di Lella, Francesco Nannoni, Giuseppe Protano, Stefano Loppi
Summary: The study examined how biochar amendment can reduce the availability of lead in soil and its uptake in lettuce, showing a significant reduction in both scenarios. Factors such as increased cation exchange capacity and pH were found to limit the bioavailability of lead in soil. Complexation and precipitation on biochar surfaces and in soil aggregates were identified as the main mechanisms immobilizing lead.
Article
Engineering, Environmental
M. Uva, M. Tambasco, G. Grassi, I. Corsi, G. Protano, A. Atrei
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
(2017)
Article
Chemistry, Applied
M. Graca Dias, Elsa Vasco, Francisco Ravasco, Lufsa Oliveira
Summary: This study estimated the vitamin D intake of "adults" and "elderly" populations in Portugal using the TDS methodology. The results showed that the majority of people had inadequate vitamin D intake, well below the Dietary Reference Values.
Article
Chemistry, Applied
Yanan Wang, Jiachen Shi, Yong-Jiang Xu, Chin-Ping Tan, Yuanfa Liu
Summary: This study investigates the variations in lipid digestion profiles among individuals of different ages using in vitro digestion models. The findings suggest that adults have a more comprehensive lipid digestion compared to infants, and infants tend to release shorter chain length and more saturated free fatty acids during digestion. Additionally, the particle sizes in the stomach of the elderly were consistently larger. This study enhances our understanding of how lipids with different degrees of unsaturation undergo digestion in diverse age groups.
Article
Chemistry, Applied
Hyunjong Yu, Huisu Kim, Pahn-Shick Chang
Summary: Chitosan-pectin emulsion-filled hydrogel (EFH) was developed to enhance the bioaccessibility of lipophilic bioactive compounds through intestinal delivery. The EFH, prepared without crosslinking agents, demonstrated improved mechanical strength and compactness with higher pectin concentration. It retained the emulsion at pH 2.0 and released it at pH 7.4, resulting in enhanced release of free fatty acids and improved bioaccessibility of curcumin.
Article
Chemistry, Applied
Tongze Zhang, Siqi Hong, Jia-Rong Zhang, Pin-He Liu, Siyi Li, Zixian Wen, Jianwei Xiao, Guirong Zhang, Olivier Habimana, Nagendra P. Shah, Zhongquan Sui, Harold Corke
Summary: Lactic acid fermentation significantly affects the morphology and physicochemical properties of proso millet starch, including the formation of surface indentations and small pores, decrease in gelatinization temperatures, and changes in hardness and adhesiveness.
Article
Chemistry, Applied
Liqin Kong, Feng Hong, Peng Luan, Yiping Chen, Yaoze Feng, Ming Zhu
Summary: This study presents a novel impedance biosensor using composite nanomaterials and T1R1 as a signal probe, which can competitively and ultra-sensitively detect umami intensity. The biosensor exhibits exceptional analytical performance and is suitable for food flavor evaluation.
Article
Chemistry, Applied
Kunying Lv, Yixin Yang, Qilong Li, Ran Chen, Liang Deng, Yiwei Zhang, Ning Jiang
Summary: Horse's milk, with its high nutritional value and low allergenic proteins, could be a substitute for cow's milk in infant consumption. A proteomic method was used to identify and compare milk fat globule membrane (MFGM) and whey proteins from different horse breeds. The study found differences in protein composition and functionality, which could support the development of formulas more suitable for human infants.
Article
Chemistry, Applied
Enrique Jacobo Diaz-Montana, Helene Brignot, Ramon Aparicio-Ruiz, Thierry Thomas- Danguin, Maria Teresa Morales
Summary: Sensory perception of virgin olive oil is influenced by phenols and volatiles, which are affected by the composition of the oil and biological factors. This study investigated the effect of saliva and phenols on the release of volatiles, and found that the presence of phenols decreased the release of saturated volatiles.
Article
Chemistry, Applied
Wei Zhou, Rui Zhang, Zhen Cai, Fangfang Wu, Yong Hu, Chao Huang, Kun Hu, Yun Chen
Summary: Environmentally friendly and outstanding pH-responsive cationic starch nanoparticles (CSNP) were prepared from pH-sensitive starch. CSNP exhibited nanosize and regular sphere, highly free-flowing molecular chains, and demonstrated excellent pH responsiveness through multiple emulsion/demulsification transitions.
Article
Chemistry, Applied
Andrea Koo, Vinayak Ghate, Weibiao Zhou
Summary: This study suggests that direct seeding may negatively affect the nutritional quality of crops, causing a decrease in ascorbic acid, vitamin K, and total glucosinolate content.
Article
Chemistry, Applied
Tonghao Du, Yazhou Xu, Xiaoyan Xu, Shijin Xiong, Linli Zhang, Biao Dong, Jinqing Huang, Tao Huang, Muyan Xiao, Tao Xiong, Mingyong Xie
Summary: This study successfully improved the ACE inhibitory activity of black sesame seeds by fermenting them with Lactobacillus Plantarum NCU116 and hydrolyzing them using acid protease. The RF-PSO model was used to predict the ACE inhibitory activity during the hydrolysis process. Eight peptides with ACE inhibitory activity were identified from fermented black sesame seed hydrolysates after separation and screening.
Article
Chemistry, Applied
Yao Liu, Songyi Lin, Kexin Liu, Shan Wang, Qiaozhen Liu, Na Sun
Summary: This study analyzed the structural changes of shrimp proteins during digestion, predicted the immunodominant epitopes, and validated their allergenicity. The results showed that shrimp proteins were degraded into peptides during digestion, but still carried IgE epitopes that trigger allergic reactions.
Article
Chemistry, Applied
Tiantian Fu, Hongwei Cao, Yu Zhang, Xiao Guan
Summary: This study investigates the impact of milling on the active components in rice, with a focus on the stability and bioaccessibility of phenols, VB1, and alpha-GABA during cooking and digestion. The findings show that milling exacerbates the instability of gamma-GABA during cooking and VB1 during digestion, and it affects the bioaccessibility of these active compounds.
Article
Chemistry, Applied
Zhihao Yang, Yanru Hou, Min Zhang, Puxin Hou, Chang Liu, Lu Dou, Xiaoyu Chen, Lihua Zhao, Lin Su, Ye Jin
Summary: This study investigated the molecular mechanism of feeding regimes on lamb flavor by using TMT labeling combined with MS. The results showed that pasture-fed groups had higher levels of amino acids and volatile flavor substances compared to concentrate-fed groups. Additionally, several differentially abundant proteins associated with lamb flavor were identified.
Article
Chemistry, Applied
Zixuan Xie, De Zhang, Junyu Zhu, Qianqian Luo, Jun Liu, Jingtao Zhou, Xiaoyong Wang, Yuqiong Chen, Zhi Yu, Dejiang Ni
Summary: This study investigated the acidification of aroma-enhanced black tea during storage. Analysis of non-volatile substances and organic acids using UPLC-Q-TOF/MS and HPLC revealed a decrease in soluble sugars and amino acids, while an increase in organic acids such as oxalic acid, malic acid, and quinic acid. In vitro experiments further demonstrated that the acidification is a result of the decomposition of sugars and amino acids by heating, as well as the oxidation of aromatic aldehydes. Additionally, the study showed that the taste composition of tea infusion is altered, with reduced amino acids, catechins, soluble sugars, and flavonoids. This research provides a theoretical basis for improving the quality of black tea.
Article
Chemistry, Applied
Lin Wang, Falai Ma, Zihan Li, Yan Zhang
Summary: This study developed time-temperature integrators based on amyloglucosidase@Cu3(PO4)2 nanoflowers for monitoring the freshness of chilled pork. The results showed that the integrators were highly reliable and accurate in predicting the quality of chilled pork.