δ13C data of the total water-soluble fraction and triacylglycerols as related indexes for differentiating the geographical origin of saffron (Crocus sativus L.)

Bononi, M.; Tateo, F.; Scaglia, Barbara; Quaglia, Giancarlo

doi:10.1016/j.foodchem.2020.126292

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“…Saffron has turned to traditional Chinese herbal medicine to avoid some side effects in patients suffering from depression due to chemotherapy treatment. In several recent investigations, saffron extracts have been shown to have antidepressant properties [ 16 , 94 ]. According to a study, immediate treatment of rats with crocin and crocetin from saffron exhibited antidepressant effects in a forced swimming test.…”

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Potential Role of Phytochemical Extract from Saffron in Development of Functional Foods and Protection of Brain-Related Disorders

Maqbool

Arshad

Ali

et al. 2022

Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity

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The present review is designed to measure the effects of saffron extract in functional foods and its pharmacological properties against various disorders. Saffron is a traditional medicinal plant used as a food additive. The stigma of saffron has bioactive compounds such as safranal, crocin, crocetin, picrocrocin, kaempferol, and flavonoid. These bioactive compounds can be extracted using conventional (maceration, solvent extraction, soxhlet extraction, and vapor or hydrodistillation) and novel techniques (emulsion liquid membrane extraction, ultrasound-assisted extraction, enzyme-associated extraction, pulsed electric field extraction, microwave-assisted extraction, and supercritical fluid extraction). Saffron is used as a functional ingredient, natural colorant, shelf-life enhancer, and fortifying agent in developing different food products. The demand for saffron has been increasing in the pharma industry due to its protection against cardiovascular and Alzheimer disease and its antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antitumor, and antidepressant properties. Conclusively, the phytochemical compounds of saffron improve the nutrition value of products and protect humans against various disorders.

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Section: Therapeutic Benefits Of Saffron In Brain Diseasesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Potential Role of Phytochemical Extract from Saffron in Development of Functional Foods and Protection of Brain-Related Disorders

Maqbool

Arshad

Ali

et al. 2022

Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity

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“…Stable isotopes and elements have been used for discrimination of the geographical origin of saffron. The δ 13 C content was helpful for distinguishing between saffron samples from Greece and Iran (Bononi et al, 2020). The composition of δ 13 C, δ 15 N, δ 34 S, δ 2 H, δ 18 O, and 42 elements has been found to be useful for discrimination of saffron samples from different areas of Italy (Perini et al, 2020).…”

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Determination of adulteration, geographical origins, and species of food by mass spectrometry

Chien

Zheng

Wang

et al. 2022

Mass Spectrometry Reviews

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Food adulteration, mislabeling, and fraud, are rising global issues. Therefore, a number of precise and reliable analytical instruments and approaches have been proposed to ensure the authenticity and accurate labeling of food and food products by confirming that the constituents of foodstuffs are of the kind and quality claimed by the seller and manufacturer. Traditional techniques (e.g., genomics‐based methods) are still in use; however, emerging approaches like mass spectrometry (MS)‐based technologies are being actively developed to supplement or supersede current methods for authentication of a variety of food commodities and products. This review provides a critical assessment of recent advances in food authentication, including MS‐based metabolomics, proteomics and other approaches.

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“…Therefore, geographical traceability is, together with quality assurance, a relevant issue to safeguard certified saffron from false labeling concerning the origin or reveal fraudulent mixing of certified saffron with low-quality products cultivated elsewhere. In this context, high-performance liquid chromatography [6][7][8], gas-chromatography [9,10], nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy [11], multi-elemental analysis of trace minerals [12,13], and stable isotopes of biogenic elements [14,15] have been applied to identify geographical markers and classify saffron according to the place of origin. Interestingly, Uv-visible spectroscopy on aqueous extracts, conventionally adopted to define the quality category of saffron according to ISO/TS 3632-2 specifications, also provides useful information regarding the geographical origin of this spice [16,17].…”

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Geographical Classification of Italian Saffron (Crocus sativus L.) by Multi-Block Treatments of UV-Vis and IR Spectroscopic Data

2020

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One-hundred and fourteen samples of saffron harvested in four different Italian areas (three in Central Italy and one in the South) were investigated by IR and UV-Vis spectroscopies. Two different multi-block strategies, Sequential and Orthogonalized Partial Least Squares Linear Discriminant Analysis (SO-PLS-LDA) and Sequential and Orthogonalized Covariance Selection Linear Discriminant Analysis (SO-CovSel-LDA), were used to simultaneously handle the two data blocks and classify samples according to their geographical origin. Both multi-block approaches provided very satisfying results. Each model was investigated in order to understand which spectral variables contribute the most to the discrimination of samples, i.e., to the characterization of saffron harvested in the four different areas. The most accurate solution was provided by SO-PLS-LDA, which only misclassified three test samples over 31 (in external validation).

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δ13C data of the total water-soluble fraction and triacylglycerols as related indexes for differentiating the geographical origin of saffron (Crocus sativus L.)

Cited by 8 publications

References 36 publications

Potential Role of Phytochemical Extract from Saffron in Development of Functional Foods and Protection of Brain-Related Disorders

Potential Role of Phytochemical Extract from Saffron in Development of Functional Foods and Protection of Brain-Related Disorders

Determination of adulteration, geographical origins, and species of food by mass spectrometry

Geographical Classification of Italian Saffron (Crocus sativus L.) by Multi-Block Treatments of UV-Vis and IR Spectroscopic Data

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