Application of Pomegranate by-Products in Muscle Foods: Oxidative Indices,Colour Stability,Shelf Life and Health Benefits

In recent years, considerable importance is given to the use of agrifood wastes as they contain several groups of substances that are useful for development of functional foods. As muscle foods are prone to lipid and protein oxidation and perishable in nature, the industry is in constant search of synthetic free additives that help in retarding the oxidation process, leading to the development of healthier and shelf stable products. The by-products or residues of pomegranate fruit (seeds, pomace, and peel) are reported to contain bioactive compounds, including phenolic and polyphenolic compounds, dietary fibre, complex polysaccharides, minerals, vitamins, etc. Such compounds extracted from the by-products of pomegranate can be used as functional ingredients or food additives to harness the antioxidant, antimicrobial potential, or as substitutes for fat, and protein in various muscle food products. Besides, these natural additives are reported to improve the quality, safety, and extend the shelf life of different types of food products, including meat and fish. Although studies on application of pomegranate by-products on various foods are available, their effect on the physicochemical, oxidative changes, microbial, colour stabilizing, sensory acceptability, and shelf life of muscle foods are not comprehensively discussed previously. In this review, we vividly discuss these issues, and highlight the benefits of pomegranate by-products and their phenolic composition on human health.     

Monitoring of streptomycin and dihydrostreptomycin residual levels in porcine meat press juice and muscle via solid-phase fluorescence immunoassay and confirmatory analysis by liquid chromatography after post-column derivatization

A solid-phase fluorescence immunoassay (SPFIA) that was primarily developed for detection of antibiotic residues in milk was qualitatively applied for the pre-screening of the residues of aminoglycoside antibiotics, streptomycin and dihydrostreptomycin, in meat press juice. The confirmation of both analytes was performed using a validated method of highperformance liquid chromatography with post-column derivatization. The analytical performance was demonstrated by the analysis of pork meat samples spiked at three concentration levels, ranging from 0.25 to 2.5 ppm for each analyte. In general, the recoveries ranged from 80.4 to 81.5% and from 79.6 to 84.4% for streptomycin and dihydrostreptomycin, respectively, with relative standard deviations lower than 6%. The limits of detection were 0.1 and 0.15 ppm for streptomycin and dihydrostreptomycin, respectively, and the limits of quantification of 0.35 and 0.5 ppm are below the maximum residue limits of Codex, the European Union, and the Korean Food and Drug Administration (ranging from 0.5 to 0.6 ppm). Eight real samples collected from the Seoul area were first monitored using SPFIA, and none of them were found positive. These findings are in good accordance with those observed by HPLC analysis. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report to monitor the aminoglycoside residues in pork meat press juice using SPFIA.     

离子对反相液相色谱-原子荧光光谱法测定畜禽肉中5种硒形态含量

建立了一种测定畜禽肉类中硒代胱氨酸、甲基硒代半胱氨酸、硒代蛋氨酸、硒酸根和亚硒酸根含量的离子对反相液相色谱-原子荧光光谱分析方法。样品中有机硒通过胰蛋白酶和蛋白酶（XIV,链霉蛋白酶）酶解提取,无机硒通过碘乙酰胺溶液提取,于55 ℃水浴200 r·min-1振荡提取20 h,提取液高速离心后再经超滤管离心净化,C18反相色谱柱分离,30 mmol·L-1磷酸氢二铵、0.5 mmol·L-1四丁基溴化铵和5% （V/V）甲醇为流动相,用20%（V/V）甲酸调节流动相溶液pH至6.0,离子对反相液相色谱-原子荧光光谱法测定样品溶液中5种硒形态含量。采用与标准样品对照法定性,峰面积外标法定量。保留时间定性,外标法峰面积定量。硒代胱氨酸、甲基硒代半胱氨酸、硒代蛋氨酸、硒酸根和亚硒酸根在5~200 μg·L-1范围内线性良好,相关系数均大于0.999,其检出限分别为0.89,0.78,0.55,0.94和0.70μg·L-1,加标回收率为76.8%~109%,批内精密度和批间精密度分别为2.7%~7.8%和3.5%~12.3%。本方法具有快速简便、灵敏和准确等优点,适用于畜禽肉类样品中硒形态分析测定。     

A rapid ultrasound-assisted thiourea extraction method for the determination of inorganic and methyl mercury in biological and environmental samples by CVAAS

A rapid ultrasound-assisted extraction procedure for the determination of total mercury, inorganic and methyl mercury (MM) in various environmental matrices (animal tissues, samples of plant origin and coal fly ash) has been developed. The mercury contents were estimated by cold vapour atomic absorption spectrometry (CVAAS). Inorganic mercury (IM) was determined using SnCl₂ as reducing agent whereas total mercury was determined after oxidation of methyl mercury through UV irradiation. Operational parameters such as extractant composition (HNO₃ and thiourea), sonication time and sonication amplitude found to be different for different matrices and were optimized using IAEA-350 (Fish homogenate), IM and MM loaded moss and NIST-1633b (Coal fly ash) to get quantitative extraction of total mercury. The method was further validated through the analysis of additional certified reference materials (RM): NRCC-DORM2 (Dogfish muscle), NRCC-DOLT1 (Dogfish liver) and IAEA-336 (Lichen). Quantitative recovery of total Hg was achieved using mixtures of 5% HNO₃ and 0.02% thiourea, 10% HNO₃ and 0.02% thiourea, 20% HNO₃ and 0.2% thiourea for fish tissues, plant matrices and coal fly ash samples, respectively. The results obtained were in close agreement with certified values with an overall precision in the range of 5-15%. The proposed ultrasound-assisted extraction procedure significantly reduces the time required for sample treatment for the extraction of Hg species. The extracted mercury species are very stable even after 24 h of sonication. Closed microwave digestion was also used for comparison purposes. The proposed method was applied for the determination of Hg in field samples of lichens, mosses, coal fly ash and coal samples     

虾蛄脂肪酸分析

用快速脂肪提取器对雄、雌虾蛄肉及虾蛄头中的脂肪进行了提取和测定。脂肪经KOH CH3OH溶液水解并甲酯化后 ,采用 60m× 0 .3 2mmi.d.交联PEG 2 0M弹性石英毛细管柱 ,FID检测器 ,结合GC MS ,对脂肪酸进行了分析。结果表明 :雄虾蛄肉脂肪含量为 5 .1 4 % ,不饱和脂肪酸占脂肪酸总量的 74 .7% ,其中多不饱和脂肪酸 (PUFA)为 4 9.3 % ,EPA +DHA为 3 0 .2 % ;雌虾蛄肉脂肪含量为 6.0 2 % ,不饱和脂肪酸占脂肪酸总量的 71 .5 % ,其中多不饱和脂肪酸 (PUFA)为 4 2 .1 % ,EPA +DHA为 2 5 .2 % ;虾蛄头脂肪含量为 5 .65 % ,不饱和脂肪酸占脂肪酸总量的 74 .3 % ,其中多不饱和脂肪酸 (PUFA)为 5 1 .5 % ,EPA +DHA为 2 9.7%。     

Critical comparison of wet and dry digestion procedures for trace metal analysis of meat and fish tissues

The efficiency of four methods of digestion was evaluated for trace metal analysis of pork meat and carp fish tissues. Two methods of dry and two methods of wet ashing were compared in terms of calculated variances. Mixtures of HCl+HNO₃ were applied for wet ashing of the samples at 100 °C, while dry ashing with or without H₂SO₄ at 450 °C were the alternative methods. The digests were subsequently analysed for Pb, Cd, Cu and Zn by graphite furnace atomic absorption spectrometry. Analysis of variance and Student's t-test were performed separately for meat and fish analytical results. Wet digestion with a (1+1) mixture of HCl+HNO₃ has given better recovery and repeatability for almost all metals than a (9+1) mixture of HCl+HNO₃. Also between the dry ashing methods, the use of H₂SO₄ has given better results than ashing of the tissues without H₂SO₄.     

应用亲水作用色谱检测鸡蛋和肉中三聚氰胺及三聚氰酸二酰胺

应用亲水作用色谱(HILIC)对从市场上购买的鸡蛋和肉中的三聚氰胺及三聚氰胺降解产物三聚氰酸二酰胺进行了检测。采用的色谱柱为ZIC-HILIC柱,流动相为3 mmol/L磷酸二氢铵溶液(pH 6.9)-乙腈(20:80, v/v),流速为0.8 mL/min,检测波长为220 nm。在该体系下,三聚氰胺和三聚氰酸二酰胺的保留时间适中,与样品中的内源性物质有良好的分离。样品经0.1%磷酸提取,偏磷酸及乙腈沉淀蛋白质和糖类物质,以及P-SCX固相萃取柱净化。三聚氰胺和三聚氰酸二酰胺在0.4～40 mg/L范围内与峰面积呈良好的线性关系,样品定量限(按信噪比(S/N)不小于10计)为2 mg/kg,在2～10 mg/kg添加水平下的平均回收率为80%～105%,相对标准偏差小于10%。该方法具有良好的分离选择性,可用于鸡蛋和肉中三聚氰胺和三聚氰酸二酰胺的同时检测。     

Application of <Superscript>31</Superscript>P NMR for added polyphosphate determination in pork meat

Application of ³¹P NMR for qualitative and quantitative determination of added phosphorus compounds in meat samples is described. Furthermore, usefulness of the proposed method for monitoring of poly- and pyrophosphates hydrolysis in meat is discussed. Calibration curves based on the ³¹P resonance line areas were elaborated for Na₃P₃O₉, Na₅P₃O₁₀, Na₂H₂P₂O₇, and K₄P₂O₇ resulting in linearity (R ² = 0.9976, 0.9953, 0.9974, and 0.9524, respectively), detection limits (DL from 0.0018 mol L⁻¹ for Na₃P₃O₉ to 0.0070 mol L⁻¹ for K₄P₂O₇), and quantification limits (QL from 0.0060 mol L⁻¹ for Na₃P₃O₉ to 0.0234 mol L⁻¹ for K₄P₂O₇). The developed procedure was applied for laboratory prepared meat samples and compared with the standard UV-VIS method. The minimal sample pretreatment, obtained within-day precision (CV ≤ 2.0 %) and accuracy (as recovery ≥ 95 %) suggest ³¹P NMR as an alternative method of phosphorus determination in food analysis.     

Preparation of ionic liquid‐modified magnetic nanoparticles based on thiol‐ene click chemistry for the analysis of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in water and smoked meat samples

In the present study, ionic liquid (IL)‐modified Fe₃O₄ magnetic nanoparticles (Fe₃O₄) were synthesized by the thiol‐ene click reaction for magnetic solid‐phase extraction (MSPE) of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in water and smoked meat samples. An IL 1‐vinyl‐3‐butylimidazolium bromide was firstly synthesized, and then immobilized on the surface of thiol group‐functionalized Fe₃O₄ via a thiol‐ene click reaction. The as‐synthesized Fe₃O₄@ILs were characterized using Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, X‐ray diffraction, and transmission electron microscopy. Various parameters (including the amount of adsorbent, extraction time, sample volume, and desorption conditions) affecting MSPE were optimized. Under the optimum conditions, the limits of detection of four PAHs in the range of 0.6–7.2 ng/L were obtained using high‐performance liquid chromatography–ultraviolet detection. The accuracy of the method was assessed by recovery measurements on spiked real samples and good recovery of 80–108% with relative standard deviations lower than 8.16% was achieved. The enrichment factors ranging from 699 to 858 were obtained for the analytes. This result indicated that the proposed method had great potential for sample preparation.     

QuEChERS-超高效液相色谱-四极杆/静电场轨道离子阱质谱法检测鱼肉中15种降血脂药

建立了QuEChERS结合超高效液相色谱-四极杆静电场轨道离子阱质谱测定鱼肉中15种降血脂药残留量的方法。样品前处理采用优化的QuEChERS法,通过响应面法优化了吸附剂材料乙二胺-N-丙基硅烷(PSA)(20、60、100、140和180 mg)、C18(40、100、160、220和280 mg)及乙酸钠(0.2、0.6、1.0、1.4和1.8 g)的用量。液相色谱采用XBridge-C18色谱柱(100 mm×2.1 mm, 3.5μm),以乙腈-0.1%(v/v)甲酸水溶液(含1.5 mmol/L乙酸铵)为流动相进行梯度洗脱,采用加热电喷雾电离(HESI)源,在正、负离子同时检测模式下以全扫描(full-MS)和二级质谱扫描(dd-MS²)方式对目标物进行定性和定量分析。15种降血脂药在各自范围内线性关系良好,相关系数(R²)大于0.99;检出限(LOD,S/N=3)和定量限(LOQ,S/N=10)分别为0.2～1.0μg/kg和0.3～3.1μg/kg;鱼肉样品中15种降血脂药在LOQ、2倍LOQ和10倍LOQ水平下的加标回收率为7...