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ArticleFood science & nutrition2020

Determination of free amino acids, organic acids, and nucleotides in 29 elegant spices.

Wen Duan, Yan Huang, Junfei Xiao, Yuyu Zhang, Yizhuang Tang

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Wen DuanBeijing Key Laboratory of Flavor Chemistry Beijing Laboratory for Food Quality and Safety Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Food Nutrition and Human Health Beijing Technology and Business University Beijing China.
Yan HuangBeijing Key Laboratory of Flavor Chemistry Beijing Laboratory for Food Quality and Safety Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Food Nutrition and Human Health Beijing Technology and Business University Beijing China.
Junfei XiaoBeijing Key Laboratory of Flavor Chemistry Beijing Laboratory for Food Quality and Safety Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Food Nutrition and Human Health Beijing Technology and Business University Beijing China.
Yuyu ZhangBeijing Key Laboratory of Flavor Chemistry Beijing Laboratory for Food Quality and Safety Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Food Nutrition and Human Health Beijing Technology and Business University Beijing China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3095-3083
Yizhuang TangBeijing Key Laboratory of Flavor Chemistry Beijing Laboratory for Food Quality and Safety Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Food Nutrition and Human Health Beijing Technology and Business University Beijing China.

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Abstract

Spices can be used in cooking to enhance the flavor of food. In order to systematically summarize and discuss the flavor components of 29 elegant spices, the free amino acids, nucleotides, and organic acids in these spices were detected by high-performance liquid chromatography. Cluster analysis was carried out to classify the 29 elegant spices based on similar data. The results showed considerable variations in the total free amino acids (1.12‒31.59 g/kg), organic acids (9.63‒71.90 g/kg), and nucleotides (0.03‒2.72 g/kg) in the elegant spices. Nine of the amino acids, especially glutamic acid and arginine, were found to have a taste active value (TAV) greater than 1. The TAVs of the 5'-nucleotides, succinic acid, oxalic acid, tartaric acid, and ascorbic acid were all >1. The equivalent umami concentration (EUC) of sweet marjoram was 83.69 g MSG/100 g. The 29 elegant spices were divided into two categories according to cluster analysis of the EUC. Oregano fell into one category, and the remaining 28 spices fell into the other category.

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cluster analysiselegant spicesfree amino acidsnucleotidesorganic acidstaste compounds

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PMCPMC7382152

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