Quality Change of Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium (Pericarps of <i>Citrus reticulata</i> ‘Chachi’) During Storage and Its Sex-Based In Vitro Digestive Performance

Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium (CRP), particularly including the pericarp of <i>Citrus reticulata</i> ‘Chachi’ (GCP), has been widely used as a food, a dietary supplement, and traditional Chinese medicine. Despite the widespread use of traditional foods, there is limited evidence regardin...

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Main Authors: Peirong Yu, Yuying Zeng, Chunyu Li, Bixia Qiu, Yuan Shi, Qixi He, Uri Lesmes, Yigal Achmon
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Yuying Zeng
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Bixia Qiu
Yuan Shi
Qixi He
Uri Lesmes
Yigal Achmon
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description Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium (CRP), particularly including the pericarp of <i>Citrus reticulata</i> ‘Chachi’ (GCP), has been widely used as a food, a dietary supplement, and traditional Chinese medicine. Despite the widespread use of traditional foods, there is limited evidence regarding the precise relationships between storage conditions, aging duration, and the digestive performance of CRP. In this study, the aim was to investigate the impact of the storage conditions on the quality of aged GCP during shelf life and to evaluate the subsequent digestive performance of corresponding GCP decoctions. Respiration in GCP was monitored by measuring oxygen (O<sub>2</sub>), carbon dioxide (CO<sub>2</sub>), and methane (CH<sub>4</sub>) gases throughout the storage simulation, with O<sub>2</sub> and CO<sub>2</sub> validated as prospective safety measures. Five flavonoids (hesperidin, didymin, nobiletin, tangeretin, and 3,5,6,7,8,3′,4′-heptamethoxyflavone) were determined as quality indicators, and their contents were significantly affected by the duration of the storage simulation and the aging periods of GCP. Our study also found that temperature and humidity significantly affected the volatile organic compounds (VOCs) emission from GCP. Eighteen compounds were proposed to show potential as descriptive measures of aging periods while eight compounds were proposed as potential indicators to discriminate among the spoilage level. Furthermore, the bioaccessibility of hesperidin ranged from ~30% to ~50% and was not significantly affected by the GCP’s aging time nor the consumer’s sex (<i>p</i> < 0.05). This study presents evidence for the future control of the quality of GCP and its digestive performance in males and females.
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spelling doaj-art-5938237bb4ba4ec1bea56c55fb26ec332025-08-20T01:53:45ZengMDPI AGFoods2304-81582024-11-011322367110.3390/foods13223671Quality Change of Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium (Pericarps of <i>Citrus reticulata</i> ‘Chachi’) During Storage and Its Sex-Based In Vitro Digestive PerformancePeirong Yu0Yuying Zeng1Chunyu Li2Bixia Qiu3Yuan Shi4Qixi He5Uri Lesmes6Yigal Achmon7Department of Biotechnology and Food Engineering, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa 3200003, IsraelDepartment of Biotechnology and Food Engineering, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa 3200003, IsraelDepartment of Biotechnology and Food Engineering, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa 3200003, IsraelDepartment of Biotechnology and Food Engineering, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa 3200003, IsraelDepartment of Biotechnology and Food Engineering, Guangdong Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, GTIIT, 241 Daxue Road, Shantou 515063, ChinaDepartment of Biotechnology and Food Engineering, Guangdong Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, GTIIT, 241 Daxue Road, Shantou 515063, ChinaDepartment of Biotechnology and Food Engineering, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa 3200003, IsraelDepartment of Biotechnology and Food Engineering, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa 3200003, IsraelCitri Reticulatae Pericarpium (CRP), particularly including the pericarp of <i>Citrus reticulata</i> ‘Chachi’ (GCP), has been widely used as a food, a dietary supplement, and traditional Chinese medicine. Despite the widespread use of traditional foods, there is limited evidence regarding the precise relationships between storage conditions, aging duration, and the digestive performance of CRP. In this study, the aim was to investigate the impact of the storage conditions on the quality of aged GCP during shelf life and to evaluate the subsequent digestive performance of corresponding GCP decoctions. Respiration in GCP was monitored by measuring oxygen (O<sub>2</sub>), carbon dioxide (CO<sub>2</sub>), and methane (CH<sub>4</sub>) gases throughout the storage simulation, with O<sub>2</sub> and CO<sub>2</sub> validated as prospective safety measures. Five flavonoids (hesperidin, didymin, nobiletin, tangeretin, and 3,5,6,7,8,3′,4′-heptamethoxyflavone) were determined as quality indicators, and their contents were significantly affected by the duration of the storage simulation and the aging periods of GCP. Our study also found that temperature and humidity significantly affected the volatile organic compounds (VOCs) emission from GCP. Eighteen compounds were proposed to show potential as descriptive measures of aging periods while eight compounds were proposed as potential indicators to discriminate among the spoilage level. Furthermore, the bioaccessibility of hesperidin ranged from ~30% to ~50% and was not significantly affected by the GCP’s aging time nor the consumer’s sex (<i>p</i> < 0.05). This study presents evidence for the future control of the quality of GCP and its digestive performance in males and females.https://www.mdpi.com/2304-8158/13/22/3671Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium<i>Citrus reticulata</i> ‘Chachi’shelf lifevolatile organic compoundsflavonoidsin vitro digestion models
spellingShingle Peirong Yu
Yuying Zeng
Chunyu Li
Bixia Qiu
Yuan Shi
Qixi He
Uri Lesmes
Yigal Achmon
Quality Change of Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium (Pericarps of <i>Citrus reticulata</i> ‘Chachi’) During Storage and Its Sex-Based In Vitro Digestive Performance
Foods
Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium
<i>Citrus reticulata</i> ‘Chachi’
shelf life
volatile organic compounds
flavonoids
in vitro digestion models
title Quality Change of Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium (Pericarps of <i>Citrus reticulata</i> ‘Chachi’) During Storage and Its Sex-Based In Vitro Digestive Performance
title_full Quality Change of Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium (Pericarps of <i>Citrus reticulata</i> ‘Chachi’) During Storage and Its Sex-Based In Vitro Digestive Performance
title_fullStr Quality Change of Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium (Pericarps of <i>Citrus reticulata</i> ‘Chachi’) During Storage and Its Sex-Based In Vitro Digestive Performance
title_full_unstemmed Quality Change of Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium (Pericarps of <i>Citrus reticulata</i> ‘Chachi’) During Storage and Its Sex-Based In Vitro Digestive Performance
title_short Quality Change of Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium (Pericarps of <i>Citrus reticulata</i> ‘Chachi’) During Storage and Its Sex-Based In Vitro Digestive Performance
title_sort quality change of citri reticulatae pericarpium pericarps of i citrus reticulata i chachi during storage and its sex based in vitro digestive performance
topic Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium
<i>Citrus reticulata</i> ‘Chachi’
shelf life
volatile organic compounds
flavonoids
in vitro digestion models
url https://www.mdpi.com/2304-8158/13/22/3671
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