A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal

Proanthocyanidins and Their Contribution to Sensory Attributes of Black Currant Juices




AuthorsLaaksonen Oskar, Salminen Juha-Pekka, Mäkilä Leenamaija, Kallio Heikki, Yang Baoru

PublisherAmerican Chemical Society

Publication year2015

JournalJournal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Journal name in sourceJournal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volume63

Issue22

First page 5373

Last page5380

Number of pages8

ISSN1520-5118

DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jafc.5b01287

Web address http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/acs.jafc.5b01287


Abstract

Black currant juices from five different cultivars were analyzed for composition, content, and mean degree of polymerization (mDP) of proanthocyanidins (PA) by UPLC-MS/MS. Juices contained both procyanidins (PC) and prodelphinidins (PD), but the PC-% varied significantly, from 28 to 82% of the total PA. In addition, high PD-% was related to high mDP and total PA content. Enzyme-assisted processing increased significantly total PA (5-14-fold), PD-% (12-65%), and mDP (1.8-6.2-fold) in the juices of all cultivars. Enzymatic treatment increased the contents of large PAs more than those of small PAs. The contents of PA and mDP were positively associated with the mouth-drying and puckering astringent characteristics. However, the PA content did not contribute to the bitter taste. Juices from the most bitter cultivars had the lowest contents of proanthocyanidins regardless of the processing method. This finding indicates the existence of other bitter compounds in black currants in addition to PA.




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