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0000-0002-5664-170X
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Massey University
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Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 09-06-2016
DOI: 10.1080/09637486.2016.1195797
Abstract: Due to their well-known health benefits, green tea catechins have received recent attention as natural additives in foods such as dairy products. However, they may present some irreversible associations with milk components (e.g. protein and milk fat globules). To investigate the behaviour of two important green tea catechins, (+)-catechin (C) and (-)-epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG), in a standard whole milk system under the conditions of cheesemaking, 250 and 500 ppm of each catechin were added to whole milk (3.3% fat). Although both C and EGCG at either concentration increased both total phenolic content and total antioxidant capacity of the subnatants obtained from the milk system, there was a less linear increase when the concentration of the catechins was doubled, whereas C or EGCG were recovered (measured by HPLC) differently. Overall, these results suggest a degree of associations between green tea catechins with milk proteins and milk fat.
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 05-2016
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 05-2016
Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
Date: 2016
DOI: 10.1039/C6FO00354K
Abstract: We incorporated nanoliposomal encapsulated green tea catechins into a full-fat hard cheese that was ripened at 8 °C for 90 days and underwent simulated gastrointestinal digestion.
Publisher: MDPI AG
Date: 27-08-2016
Abstract: (+)-Catechin, the representative catechin in green tea, was incorporated into a full-fat cheese (at 125-500 ppm) followed by ripening for 90 days at 8 °C and digesting for six hours. Determination of pH, proximate composition, total phenolic content (TPC) and antioxidant activity (AA) after manufacture and ripening demonstrated that the addition of (+)-catechin significantly (p ≤ 0.05) decreased the pH of both whey and curd during cheese manufacturing and ripening with no significant (p > 0.05) effect on the moisture, protein and fat contents. (+)-Catechin increased TPC, as well as AA, though the increase was not proportional with increasing the concentration of added (+)-catechin. About 57%-69% of (+)-catechin was retained in the cheese curd, whereas about 19%-39% (depending on the concentration) was recovered from the cheese digesta. Transmission electron micrographs showed that the ripened control cheese had a homogeneous pattern of milk fat globules with regular spacing entrapped in a homogenous structure of casein proteins, whereas the addition of (+)-catechin disrupted this homogenous structure. The apparent interaction between (+)-catechin and cheese fat globules was confirmed by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy. These associations should be taken into account when incorporating antioxidants, such as (+)-catechin, to create functional dairy products, such as cheese.
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 2017
DOI: 10.1016/J.FOODCHEM.2016.07.179
Abstract: Molecular integrations between green tea catechins and milk fat globules in a cheese matrix were investigated using solid-state magic angle spinning nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy. Full-fat cheeses were manufactured containing free catechin or free green tea extract (GTE), and liposomal encapsulated catechin or liposomal encapsulated GTE. Molecular mobility of the carbon species in the cheeses was measured by a wide-line separation technique. The (1)H evolution frequency profile of the (13)C peak at 16ppm obtained for the control cheese and cheeses containing encapsulated polyphenols (catechin or GTE) were similar, however, the spectrum was narrower for cheeses containing free polyphenols. Differences in spectral width indicates changes in the molecular mobility of --CH3- or -C-C-PO4- species through hydrophobic and/or cation-π associations between green tea catechins and cheese fat components. However, the similar spectral profile suggests that encapsulation protects cheese fat from interaction with catechins.
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 23-05-2017
DOI: 10.1080/10408398.2015.1099515
Abstract: Tea consumption is practised as a tradition, and has shown potential to improve human health. Maximal uptake of tea antioxidants and milk proteins without a negative impact on tea flavor is highly desired by consumers. There is a conflicting evidence of the effect of milk addition to tea on antioxidant activity. Differences in the type of tea, the composition, type and amount of milk, preparation method of tea-milk infusions, the assays used to measure antioxidant activity, and s ling size likely account for different findings. Interactions between tea polyphenols and milk proteins, especially between catechins and caseins, could account for a decrease in antioxidant activity, although other mechanisms are also possible, given the similar effects between soy and bovine milk. The role of milk fat globules and the milk fat globule membrane surface is also important when considering interactions and loss of polyphenolic antioxidant activity, which has not been addressed in the literature.
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 05-2016
DOI: 10.1016/J.FOODCHEM.2015.12.030
Abstract: The determination of putative chemical interactions between the milk fat globule membrane and green tea catechins provided useful information about the role of milk fat globules (MFGs) in high-fat dairy systems, such as cheese, and containing bioactive compounds, such as tea catechins. Catechins from green tea (125-1,000 ppm), including (+)-catechin, (-)-epigallocatechin gallate, and green tea extract were added to washed MFGs to examine possible interactions. The addition of catechins gave a significant change in the size and ζ-potential of MFGs. The recovery of different catechins from the milk fat globule suspensions was found to vary, suggesting selective association with the milk fat globule membranes. The interactions were further investigated using transmission electron microscopy and Fourier transform infra-red spectroscopy. It is suggested that catechins are localised in association with milk fat globule membrane domains as they contain both hydrophobic and hydrophilic moieties with potential points of molecular interaction.
Publisher: Wiley
Date: 12-07-2013
DOI: 10.1111/IJFS.12234
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 08-2014
DOI: 10.1016/J.FOODCHEM.2014.01.115
Abstract: The encapsulation of green tea catechin and epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG) in soy lecithin liposomes was examined at four concentrations (0%, 0.125%, 0.25% and 0.5% w/v), and inclusion in cheese at 0% and 0.25% w/v. The empty capsules had a mean diameter of 133nm and significantly (p<0.05) increased with the addition of catechin or EGCG. Electron microscopy revealed the lamellae and central core of the liposomes. Addition of antioxidants gave a significant (p 70%) and yield (∼80%) were achieved from the incorporation of catechin or EGCG inside the liposome structure. Addition of either antioxidant increased the liposome phase transition temperature (>50°C). Nanocapsules containing these antioxidants were effectively retained within a low-fat hard cheese, presenting a simple and effective delivery vesicle for antioxidants.
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 10-2016
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 06-2015
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