{"title":"Preparation, characterization and co-pigmentation mechanism of high stability indicator films: Anthocyanins and oxalic acid","authors":"Chunyan Jiang, Xiaoyu Li, Yue Zhao, Hongdong Deng, Cheng Li, Caixia Wang, Yuhang Su, Saiyan Chen","doi":"10.1016/j.foodchem.2025.144561","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"A Roselle anthocyanin extract (RAE)-oxalic acid (OA) co-pigment indicator was synthesized and incorporated in indicator films. OA was selected as a co-pigment due to its unique conjugated structure and strong intermolecular interactions to improve stability of RAE. First, RAE was screened based on its lowest fading rate (22.20 %) and highest <em>a</em> value (40). Furthermore, the optimal mass ratio of RAE to OA was determined to be 2:1, as it resulted in minimal color change and absorbance reduction. The co-pigmentation mechanism of RAE-OA was subsequently elucidated through molecular docking simulations before being further confirmed by FT-IR and <sup>1</sup>H NMR spectroscopy. Finally, when pH variation exceeded 1, ΔΕ was more than 5 (compared to the original film). Additionally, the ammonia sensitivity achieved a score of 36.32 points in the sRGB evaluation system, with a shelf-life over 60 days. Overall, the RAE-OA film highlighted considerable potential for real-time food freshness monitoring.","PeriodicalId":318,"journal":{"name":"Food Chemistry","volume":"12 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":8.5000,"publicationDate":"2025-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Food Chemistry","FirstCategoryId":"97","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodchem.2025.144561","RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q1","JCRName":"CHEMISTRY, APPLIED","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
A Roselle anthocyanin extract (RAE)-oxalic acid (OA) co-pigment indicator was synthesized and incorporated in indicator films. OA was selected as a co-pigment due to its unique conjugated structure and strong intermolecular interactions to improve stability of RAE. First, RAE was screened based on its lowest fading rate (22.20 %) and highest a value (40). Furthermore, the optimal mass ratio of RAE to OA was determined to be 2:1, as it resulted in minimal color change and absorbance reduction. The co-pigmentation mechanism of RAE-OA was subsequently elucidated through molecular docking simulations before being further confirmed by FT-IR and 1H NMR spectroscopy. Finally, when pH variation exceeded 1, ΔΕ was more than 5 (compared to the original film). Additionally, the ammonia sensitivity achieved a score of 36.32 points in the sRGB evaluation system, with a shelf-life over 60 days. Overall, the RAE-OA film highlighted considerable potential for real-time food freshness monitoring.
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Food Chemistry publishes original research papers dealing with the advancement of the chemistry and biochemistry of foods or the analytical methods/ approach used. All papers should focus on the novelty of the research carried out.