Food ChemistryPub Date : 2025-05-23DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2025.144779
Yali Shi, Fei Chen, Ziqi Wang, Jun Cao, Chuan Li
{"title":"Corrigendum to “Effect and mechanism of functional compound fruit drink on gut microbiota in constipation mice” [Food Chem. 401 (2023) 134210]","authors":"Yali Shi, Fei Chen, Ziqi Wang, Jun Cao, Chuan Li","doi":"10.1016/j.foodchem.2025.144779","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodchem.2025.144779","url":null,"abstract":"Error Description:","PeriodicalId":318,"journal":{"name":"Food Chemistry","volume":"35 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":8.8,"publicationDate":"2025-05-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144130583","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Food ChemistryPub Date : 2025-05-23DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2025.144746
Cherine Amoura, Emmanuelle Bichon, Antonin Padioleau, Philippe Marchand, Bruno Le Bizec, Gaud Dervilly, Ronan Cariou
{"title":"Quantification of polychlorinated alkanes in French market foodstuffs utilizing recent advances in liquid chromatography and gas chromatography coupled with high-resolution mass spectrometry","authors":"Cherine Amoura, Emmanuelle Bichon, Antonin Padioleau, Philippe Marchand, Bruno Le Bizec, Gaud Dervilly, Ronan Cariou","doi":"10.1016/j.foodchem.2025.144746","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.foodchem.2025.144746","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Dietary intake has been highlighted as the main route of human exposure to polychlorinated n-alkanes (PCAs). In this study, we investigated the dietary exposure of the French population to PCAs by analysing 34 vegetable oil and margarine samples as well as in 50 foods of animal origin, often reported as the most contaminated food items in the human diet. Levels were determined using both LC/ESI-HRMS and GC/ECNI-HRMS couplings, for further comparison. For vegetable oil samples, precisions, trueness and uncertainties were < 15 %, ≤22 % and 7–25 %, respectively. For foods of animal origin, higher variability was observed between short- and medium–chain PCAs, as well as between instruments. Average estimated daily intakes were 7.9 and 100 ng per kg of body weight per day for ∑PCAs-C<sub>10</sub><sub>–</sub><sub>13</sub> and ∑PCAs-C<sub>14</sub><sub>–</sub><sub>17</sub>, respectively. Preliminary risk characterisation indicated no health concern for the considered food categories as regards ∑PCAs-C<sub>10</sub><sub>–</sub><sub>13</sub> and ∑PCAs-C<sub>14</sub><sub>–</sub><sub>17</sub>.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":318,"journal":{"name":"Food Chemistry","volume":"488 ","pages":"Article 144746"},"PeriodicalIF":8.5,"publicationDate":"2025-05-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144122460","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Food ChemistryPub Date : 2025-05-23DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2025.144896
Ye Li, Minghao Xu, Fan Wang, Shengyang Ji, Zhenjiang Zhou, Xi Zhao, Yuanping Wang, Zihan Qin, Shiyi Tian, Baiyi Lu
{"title":"Cross-scale assessment of yam waxiness attribute from stress relaxation and fluid mechanics: A distinctive mouthfeel derived from starch matrix","authors":"Ye Li, Minghao Xu, Fan Wang, Shengyang Ji, Zhenjiang Zhou, Xi Zhao, Yuanping Wang, Zihan Qin, Shiyi Tian, Baiyi Lu","doi":"10.1016/j.foodchem.2025.144896","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodchem.2025.144896","url":null,"abstract":"Research on evaluating waxiness and its underlying formation mechanisms remains limited. In this study, we established a comprehensive method for assessing yam waxiness by integrating sensory evaluation and instrumental analysis. By deconstructing waxiness evaluation into chewing and swallowing phases, stress relaxation and rheological tests were employed to characterize these stages. Key parameters, including equilibrium modulus (<em>E</em><sub><em>0</em></sub>), viscosity coefficient (<em>η</em><sub><em>1</em></sub>), consistency coefficient (<em>K*</em>), and loss modulus (<em>G′′</em>), were systematically utilized to accurately assess yam waxiness. Our investigation into the formation mechanisms of waxiness revealed that long starch chains (24 < <em>X</em> < 100 and 5000 < <em>X</em> 〈20,000) enhanced structural stability, leading to increased <em>η</em><sub><em>1</em></sub> and <em>G′′</em>. These chains were integrated into both crystalline and amorphous regions of starch granules, thereby improving gel stability, elasticity, and viscosity, ultimately, this enhancing yam waxiness. Conversely, short-branched amylopectin reduced waxiness intensity by increasing <em>E</em><sub><em>0</em></sub> of the starch gel.","PeriodicalId":318,"journal":{"name":"Food Chemistry","volume":"57 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":8.8,"publicationDate":"2025-05-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144130633","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Food ChemistryPub Date : 2025-05-23DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2025.144892
Zheng Liu , Yufan Feng , Yongxi Cui , Yumeng Wang , Zhuoyan Fu , Jianwei Zhao , Hongxia Li , Chunyan Sun
{"title":"Tuning ligand substituents of metal-organic frameworks enhances laccase-like activity for pesticide detection","authors":"Zheng Liu , Yufan Feng , Yongxi Cui , Yumeng Wang , Zhuoyan Fu , Jianwei Zhao , Hongxia Li , Chunyan Sun","doi":"10.1016/j.foodchem.2025.144892","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.foodchem.2025.144892","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Nanozymes exhibit huge potential in developing sensors, there are still significant challenges in designing nanozymes and exploring catalytic mechanisms. Inspired by the ligand-environment effect, ligands with differently charged substituents were introduced into a copper metal–organic framework (Cu-BDC-X, X = OH, NH<sub>2</sub>, COOH, NO<sub>2</sub>) to study the relationship between ligand structure and laccase-like activity. Attractively, tuning the ligand substituents directly regulates the laccase-like activity of Cu-BDC. In-depth experiments showed that the introduction of electron-withdrawing substituent ligands not only increased the ratio of Cu<sup>+</sup> in Cu-BDC but also enlarged the pore diameter of the Cu-BDC. As a concept of the application, a Cu-BDC-NO<sub>2</sub> nanozyme-based colorimetric sensor was developed for the detection of glyphosate pesticide. Importantly, Cu-BDC-NO<sub>2</sub> nanozyme was embedded in hydrogels to fabricate a portable platform for in situ detection of glyphosate pesticide. This work is expected to provide new ideas for building advanced nanozymes and holds great promise for food safety.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":318,"journal":{"name":"Food Chemistry","volume":"488 ","pages":"Article 144892"},"PeriodicalIF":8.5,"publicationDate":"2025-05-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144130637","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Food ChemistryPub Date : 2025-05-23DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2025.144886
Shanshan Jin , Guanjie Zhu , Hao Wang , Xin Zhou , Feng Cao , Zhe Wang , Wenbiao Shen
{"title":"Fresh apple slice preservation driven by molecular hydrogen","authors":"Shanshan Jin , Guanjie Zhu , Hao Wang , Xin Zhou , Feng Cao , Zhe Wang , Wenbiao Shen","doi":"10.1016/j.foodchem.2025.144886","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.foodchem.2025.144886","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Here, we observed that surface browning and physiological degradation in fresh-cut apple slices during storage for 8 days (4 °C and 85 % relative humidity) was accompanied by the decreased hydrogen gas (H<sub>2</sub>) contents. To further investigate whether or how H<sub>2</sub> supply influences above processes, H<sub>2</sub> modified atmosphere packing (MAP; containing 0.01 %, 0.1 % and 1 % H<sub>2</sub>) was adopted. Among treatments, 0.1 % H<sub>2</sub> MAP not only partially reestablished H<sub>2</sub> homeostasis, but also significantly improved fresh apple slice preservation, assessed by retarding browning and water loss. The reduction in quality of fresh cut apple slices, including the sensory quality, nutritional values, and antioxidant capacity, was also slowed down. The non-targeted metabolomics results and molecular evidence revealed that flavonoid biosynthesis originated from the phenylpropane metabolic pathway was remarkably up-regulated in the positive ion mode. Together, our finding suggested that H<sub>2</sub> MAP might open a new window for the preservation and processing of fresh-cut produce.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":318,"journal":{"name":"Food Chemistry","volume":"488 ","pages":"Article 144886"},"PeriodicalIF":8.5,"publicationDate":"2025-05-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144130640","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Food ChemistryPub Date : 2025-05-23DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2025.144880
Youming Shen , Ning Ma , Shunbo Liu , Guofeng Xu , Jianyi Zhang
{"title":"Mycotoxins and secondary metabolites from fruit postharvest pathogenic Penicillium species","authors":"Youming Shen , Ning Ma , Shunbo Liu , Guofeng Xu , Jianyi Zhang","doi":"10.1016/j.foodchem.2025.144880","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.foodchem.2025.144880","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Postharvest fruits are highly susceptible to infections by <em>Penicillium</em> species, particularly <em>Penicillium expansum</em>, <em>P. italicum</em>, and <em>P. digitatum</em>. These infections accelerate fruit spoilage and drive the biosynthesis of hazardous secondary metabolites, including mycotoxins that threaten food safety. However, current understanding of the secondary metabolite profiles, toxicity mechanisms, and detection and detoxification methods of key mycotoxins from fruit-pathogenic <em>Penicillium</em> species is still limited. Through systematic literature analysis, this study catalogs 74 secondary metabolites from these <em>Penicillium</em> species, emphasizing patulin, ochratoxin A, and citrinin as priority mycotoxins. Toxicological evaluations reveal their severe health impacts, including multi-organ toxicity and carcinogenicity. The paper further assesses advanced detection techniques and detoxification strategies, proposing an integrated framework for mycotoxin monitoring and mitigation. By elucidating metabolite profiles, toxicity mechanisms, and intervention strategies, this work enhances the understanding of the metabolic diversity of fruit-pathogenic <em>Penicillium</em> species, strengthens mycotoxin surveillance networks, and supports improved fruit quality and safety control.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":318,"journal":{"name":"Food Chemistry","volume":"488 ","pages":"Article 144880"},"PeriodicalIF":8.5,"publicationDate":"2025-05-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144130623","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Food ChemistryPub Date : 2025-05-23DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2025.144894
Xiao-Dong Zheng, Zhen Wang, Meng-Nan Tan, Meng Dong, Shao-Xiang Pan, Ning Cao, Lei Qin
{"title":"A comprehensive study on the mechanism of apple flavor quality formation: Comparison of different apple cultivars in the Weihai region","authors":"Xiao-Dong Zheng, Zhen Wang, Meng-Nan Tan, Meng Dong, Shao-Xiang Pan, Ning Cao, Lei Qin","doi":"10.1016/j.foodchem.2025.144894","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodchem.2025.144894","url":null,"abstract":"Different varieties of apples exhibit diverse characteristics in flavor and other edible qualities, which directly affect consumer expectation and purchase intention. In this study, the mechanism of apple flavor quality formation was investigated by six cultivars in the Weihai city, China. Results indicated that the flavor quality, including sweet, sour taste and sweet, fruity, floral notes, was most influenced by apple variety. A high level of key volatile compounds in Venus Golden apple (VG) could promote the development of unique fruity and sweet aromas, such as hexanal, 2-methylbutyl acetate, hexyl acetate, etc. Meanwhile, the genetic background significantly influenced the quality traits of apples by the metabolic profile and pathway. The enrichment of amino acid and carbohydrate metabolic pathways is crucial for biosynthesis of flavor compounds. This study uncovers the molecular basis of excellent edible qualities in apples and provides guidance for the selection, breeding, and marketing of superior apple varieties.","PeriodicalId":318,"journal":{"name":"Food Chemistry","volume":"238 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":8.8,"publicationDate":"2025-05-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144130631","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Effect of modification treatments on insoluble dietary fiber: A microstructural perspective","authors":"Hao yuan Li, Lingchao Wu, Yuqi Nan, Zhu Sun, Biao Yang, Wenden Jing, Hansong Yu","doi":"10.1016/j.foodchem.2025.144893","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodchem.2025.144893","url":null,"abstract":"This paper analyzes the microstructure of Insoluble dietary fiber (IDF) from the perspectives of chemical groups and microscopic morphology, compares the changes of IDF before and after modification under different treatments and raw materials, analyzes the commonalities and differences, establishes the relationship between IDF raw materials and modification methods and final results using microstructure as an entry point, predicts to some extent the performance of a certain type of IDF treated in a certain way, and provides a theoretical basis for the target-oriented modification of IDF.","PeriodicalId":318,"journal":{"name":"Food Chemistry","volume":"14 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":8.8,"publicationDate":"2025-05-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144130628","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Food ChemistryPub Date : 2025-05-23DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2025.144866
Fang Wang , Wenwen Liu , Yumeng Jin , Wenyu Zou , Shouyan Zhu , Hangyu Shen , Xiaoying Wang , Ziqiang Xu , Fangong Kong
{"title":"Enhancement of oil-resistance and antibacterial property of cellulose paper by coated with natural compound for eco-friendly cake packaging","authors":"Fang Wang , Wenwen Liu , Yumeng Jin , Wenyu Zou , Shouyan Zhu , Hangyu Shen , Xiaoying Wang , Ziqiang Xu , Fangong Kong","doi":"10.1016/j.foodchem.2025.144866","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.foodchem.2025.144866","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The amphipathic property of paper inhibits its applications in cake packaging. Herein, sodium alginate, calcium chloride, and cinnamaldehyde were mixed, and the process was precisely controlled to maintain homogenously aqueous coating solution. Sodium alginate and Ca<sup>2+</sup> chelation is helpful to the intermolecular hydrogen bonding, which improves oil resistance of the coated papers. Kit number of the coated papers were 12 at 30, 45, 60, 75, 90, 105 and 120 °C, and soybean oil resistance time was over 24 h. The coated papers exhibited good biocompatibility, and the bacterial inhibition zones reached 28 (<em>Escherichia coli</em>) and 34 mm (<em>Staphylococcus aureus</em>). Additionally, the mechanical property, air permeability, ultraviolet and high-energy blue light blocking, and antioxidative property were all improved. Cake preservation results showed that the coated paper inhibited oil penetration and bacterial proliferation. This biomass-based coated papers can be an alternative for grease food packaging.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":318,"journal":{"name":"Food Chemistry","volume":"488 ","pages":"Article 144866"},"PeriodicalIF":8.5,"publicationDate":"2025-05-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144130624","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Investigating the effects of pulsed electric field (PEF) on the physicochemical properties and biological activities of chlorophyll aggregates: Mechanistic insights","authors":"Zhi-Hong Zhang , Xin Huang , Yan-yan Huang , Jian Li , Xin-An Zeng , Xianli Gao","doi":"10.1016/j.foodchem.2025.144899","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.foodchem.2025.144899","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Chlorophyll in solution is susceptible to intermolecular self-aggregation, thereby limiting its biological activity. This study explores the depolymerization of chlorophyll <em>a</em>ggregates in solution using PEF technology to enhance its biological activity. Optimal PEF treatment conditions were identified as an electric field intensity of 16.16 kV/cm, a duration of 39.31 ms, and a temperature of 33.30 °C, resulting in a 10.68 % reduction in aggregate particle size. The photodegradation stability of the treated chlorophyll solution significantly improved, with the photodegradation rate constant decreasing from 0.0064 to 0.0040 min<sup>−1</sup>, and the half-life period (t<sub>1/2</sub>) increasing by 64.99 h compared to the control. Furthermore, antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activities of solution enhanced by 37.76 % and 4.79 %, respectively. Molecular dynamics simulations indicated that PEF treatment strengthened electrostatic interactions among chlorophyll molecules, leading to tighter aggregates. These findings demonstrate the potential of PEF technology for green modification of chlorophyll <em>a</em>ggregates, enhancing their physicochemical properties and biological activities.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":318,"journal":{"name":"Food Chemistry","volume":"488 ","pages":"Article 144899"},"PeriodicalIF":8.5,"publicationDate":"2025-05-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144130625","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}