Akebia quinata flower is an excellent potential herbal tea: Chemical quality, bioactivity analysis and metabolite profiles of Akebia quinata flower with different drying methods
Akebia quinata (Houtt.) Decne is a versatile plant with both medicinal and culinary uses. Despite the abundance of A. quinata flowers, they remain underutilised and are often wasted. The effects of different drying methods on the chemical quality, bioactivity and metabolic profiles of A. quinata flo...
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| author | Tianjiao Jia Mian Faisal Nazir Tao Zhang Qiuping Zhu Jie Xu Longyu Dai Yafang Zhao Shuaiyu Zou |
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| description | Akebia quinata (Houtt.) Decne is a versatile plant with both medicinal and culinary uses. Despite the abundance of A. quinata flowers, they remain underutilised and are often wasted. The effects of different drying methods on the chemical quality, bioactivity and metabolic profiles of A. quinata flowers were compared. Of the three drying methods, microwave drying (MD) had the highest content of phenolics, flavonoids and anthocyanins, the strongest antioxidant capacity. These indices were 1.4–3 times that of those obtained with hot air drying (HD). MD also improved flavor by increasing the concentration of sweet or umami peptides while reducing astringent and bitter compounds. HD and natural drying (ND) retained stronger α-glucoside inhibitory activity and NO inhibitory activity than MD. In general, A. quinata flowers had relatively higher chemical quality and biological activity among the six flower types, highlighting the substantial potential for development as herbal tea. Metabolomic analysis identified 3,902 metabolites, with amino acids, lipids and organic acids being most affected by the drying processes. Considering the quality of the final product, MD was the optimal of the three methods, while ND was suggested to be used in real industrial production due to less energy consumption and economic cost. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-5e1731bd135f4b4b86eaac7b166912612025-08-20T03:20:12ZengElsevierApplied Food Research2772-50222025-06-015110080410.1016/j.afres.2025.100804Akebia quinata flower is an excellent potential herbal tea: Chemical quality, bioactivity analysis and metabolite profiles of Akebia quinata flower with different drying methodsTianjiao Jia0Mian Faisal Nazir1Tao Zhang2Qiuping Zhu3Jie Xu4Longyu Dai5Yafang Zhao6Shuaiyu Zou7Jiangxi Provincial Key Laboratory of Plant Germplasm Resources Innovation and Genetic Improvement, Lushan Botanical Garden, Jiangxi Province and Chinese Academy of Sciences, Jiujiang 332900, ChinaJiangxi Provincial Key Laboratory of Plant Germplasm Resources Innovation and Genetic Improvement, Lushan Botanical Garden, Jiangxi Province and Chinese Academy of Sciences, Jiujiang 332900, ChinaJiangxi Key Laboratory for Sustainable Utilization of Chinese Materia Medica Resources, Lushan Botanical Garden, Jiangxi Province and Chinese Academy of Sciences, Jiujiang 332900, ChinaJiangxi Province Key Laboratory of Wetland Plant Resources Conservation and Utilization, Lushan Botanical Garden, Jiangxi Province and Chinese Academy of Sciences, Jiujiang 332900, ChinaJiangxi Provincial Key Laboratory of Plant Germplasm Resources Innovation and Genetic Improvement, Lushan Botanical Garden, Jiangxi Province and Chinese Academy of Sciences, Jiujiang 332900, ChinaJiangxi Provincial Key Laboratory of Plant Germplasm Resources Innovation and Genetic Improvement, Lushan Botanical Garden, Jiangxi Province and Chinese Academy of Sciences, Jiujiang 332900, ChinaJiangxi Provincial Key Laboratory of Plant Germplasm Resources Innovation and Genetic Improvement, Lushan Botanical Garden, Jiangxi Province and Chinese Academy of Sciences, Jiujiang 332900, ChinaJiangxi Provincial Key Laboratory of Plant Germplasm Resources Innovation and Genetic Improvement, Lushan Botanical Garden, Jiangxi Province and Chinese Academy of Sciences, Jiujiang 332900, China; Corresponding author.Akebia quinata (Houtt.) Decne is a versatile plant with both medicinal and culinary uses. Despite the abundance of A. quinata flowers, they remain underutilised and are often wasted. The effects of different drying methods on the chemical quality, bioactivity and metabolic profiles of A. quinata flowers were compared. Of the three drying methods, microwave drying (MD) had the highest content of phenolics, flavonoids and anthocyanins, the strongest antioxidant capacity. These indices were 1.4–3 times that of those obtained with hot air drying (HD). MD also improved flavor by increasing the concentration of sweet or umami peptides while reducing astringent and bitter compounds. HD and natural drying (ND) retained stronger α-glucoside inhibitory activity and NO inhibitory activity than MD. In general, A. quinata flowers had relatively higher chemical quality and biological activity among the six flower types, highlighting the substantial potential for development as herbal tea. Metabolomic analysis identified 3,902 metabolites, with amino acids, lipids and organic acids being most affected by the drying processes. Considering the quality of the final product, MD was the optimal of the three methods, while ND was suggested to be used in real industrial production due to less energy consumption and economic cost.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2772502225001143Akebia quinata flowerHerbal teaDrying methodChemical qualityBioactivityMetabolomic analysis |
| spellingShingle | Tianjiao Jia Mian Faisal Nazir Tao Zhang Qiuping Zhu Jie Xu Longyu Dai Yafang Zhao Shuaiyu Zou Akebia quinata flower is an excellent potential herbal tea: Chemical quality, bioactivity analysis and metabolite profiles of Akebia quinata flower with different drying methods Applied Food Research Akebia quinata flower Herbal tea Drying method Chemical quality Bioactivity Metabolomic analysis |
| title | Akebia quinata flower is an excellent potential herbal tea: Chemical quality, bioactivity analysis and metabolite profiles of Akebia quinata flower with different drying methods |
| title_full | Akebia quinata flower is an excellent potential herbal tea: Chemical quality, bioactivity analysis and metabolite profiles of Akebia quinata flower with different drying methods |
| title_fullStr | Akebia quinata flower is an excellent potential herbal tea: Chemical quality, bioactivity analysis and metabolite profiles of Akebia quinata flower with different drying methods |
| title_full_unstemmed | Akebia quinata flower is an excellent potential herbal tea: Chemical quality, bioactivity analysis and metabolite profiles of Akebia quinata flower with different drying methods |
| title_short | Akebia quinata flower is an excellent potential herbal tea: Chemical quality, bioactivity analysis and metabolite profiles of Akebia quinata flower with different drying methods |
| title_sort | akebia quinata flower is an excellent potential herbal tea chemical quality bioactivity analysis and metabolite profiles of akebia quinata flower with different drying methods |
| topic | Akebia quinata flower Herbal tea Drying method Chemical quality Bioactivity Metabolomic analysis |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2772502225001143 |
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