Maté(Ilex paraguariensis) is a plant rich in chlorogenic acids (CGA) used to prepare teas elaborated with untoasted or toasted leaves. The present study was the first to investigate the effect of increasing toasting degrees, during actual industrial conditions, on matéCGA contents, their incorporation into melanoidins, and their relationship between matémelanoidins and antioxidant activity (AA). CGA contents decreased by up to 91% during toasting, and two lactones were formed. Melanoidins contents increased 73% at the beginning of toasting and decreased thereafter. UV−vis spectroscopy and nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy indicated the presence of proteins, polysaccharides, and CGA in the backbone of matémelanoidins. The contents of caffeic and ferulic acids bound to matémelanoidins reached a maximum at the medium toasting degree (6.2/100 g), followed by a decay thereafter. The AA of matémelanoidins was mainly correlated with phenolics and nitrogen compounds incorporated into their structure.
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