Title
Distribution patterns of polyphenols and alkaloids in instant coffee, soft and energy drinks, and tea
Date Issued
01 January 2013
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Manchón N.
Mateo-Vivaracho L.
GARCíA-LAFUENTE A.
Guillamón E.
Villares A.
Rostagno M.A.
Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Experimentación Agrícola
Publisher(s)
Czech Academy of Agricultural Sciences
Abstract
A previously developed method of HPLC-DAD-Fl has been used for the determination of phytochemical profiles in different types of drinks: instant coffee, soft drinks, energy drinks, and different types of tea (green, white, black, and red tea). Using data on the concentrations of 20 main phytochemicals (phenolic acids, flavan-3-ols, flavonols, flavones, and alkaloids) it was possible to identify most of the sample types. Chlorogenic and caffeic acids and caffeine are the main target compounds in instant coffee; in soft and energy drinks, only caffeine was found. Tea has a more complex phytochemical composition. Unfermented tea is mainly composed of flavan-3-ols and alkaloids, with a high caffeine concentration. Black tea is composed of alkaloids and low levels of flavan-3-ols, which are affected by oxidative reactions during the fermentation. Flavonols are present in lower concentrations in all kinds of teas. The identified phytochemical distribution patterns were used to correctly differentiate instant coffee, soft drinks, energy drinks, unfermented tea and fermented tea (within fermented tea, black tea from red tea can also be differentiated).
Start page
483
End page
500
Volume
31
Issue
5
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Agricultura Biotecnología agrícola, Biotecnología alimentaria
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-84884221574
Source
Czech Journal of Food Sciences
ISSN of the container
12121800
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