Comparative metabolite profiling reveals signatures of tea made from the leaves, flowers, and young fruits of olive (Olea europaea L.)

Olive trees contain valuable bioactive compounds that are beneficial to the human body. Most studies have investigated the bioactive components of mature olive fruits. Much of the biomass from olive leaves, flowers, and young fruits is discarded every year because it is unclear if it can be utilized...

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Main Authors: Chenkai Jiang, Wenjun Hu, Lin Chen, Hongling Lu, Erli Niu, Wei Wang, Shenlong Zhu, Guoxin Shen
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Language:English
Published: Maximum Academic Press 2024-01-01
Series:Beverage Plant Research
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Online Access:https://www.maxapress.com/article/doi/10.48130/bpr-0024-0014
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author Chenkai Jiang
Wenjun Hu
Lin Chen
Hongling Lu
Erli Niu
Wei Wang
Shenlong Zhu
Guoxin Shen
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Lin Chen
Hongling Lu
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Wei Wang
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Guoxin Shen
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description Olive trees contain valuable bioactive compounds that are beneficial to the human body. Most studies have investigated the bioactive components of mature olive fruits. Much of the biomass from olive leaves, flowers, and young fruits is discarded every year because it is unclear if it can be utilized for its bioactive components. In the present study, the leaves, flowers, and young fruits of olive were made into tea, and their compositions were analyzed through high-performance liquid chromatography mass spectrometry. There were 44 phenolic compounds detected in the floral tea, most of which were flavonoids. Based on 607 components, the olive teas made from the three tissues were quite distinctive. There were 129 common differentially accumulated metabolites, which were mainly associated with the amino acid metabolism pathway. Additionally, terpenes and glycosides were abundant in the leaf and floral tea. The content of oleuropein was highest in the leaf tea, while the contents of fatty acids were highest in fruit tea. The current study indicates that the leaves, flowers, and young fruits of olive have great utilization value and deserve further investigation.
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spelling doaj-art-ed7c50f87fd24a4db6cbc6f67666733b2025-08-20T02:12:30ZengMaximum Academic PressBeverage Plant Research2769-21082024-01-01411910.48130/bpr-0024-0014bpr-0024-0014Comparative metabolite profiling reveals signatures of tea made from the leaves, flowers, and young fruits of olive (Olea europaea L.)Chenkai Jiang0Wenjun Hu1Lin Chen2Hongling Lu3Erli Niu4Wei Wang5Shenlong Zhu6Guoxin Shen7Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou 310021, ChinaZhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou 310021, ChinaZhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou 310021, ChinaZhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou 310021, ChinaZhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou 310021, ChinaZhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou 310021, ChinaZhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou 310021, ChinaZhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou 310021, ChinaOlive trees contain valuable bioactive compounds that are beneficial to the human body. Most studies have investigated the bioactive components of mature olive fruits. Much of the biomass from olive leaves, flowers, and young fruits is discarded every year because it is unclear if it can be utilized for its bioactive components. In the present study, the leaves, flowers, and young fruits of olive were made into tea, and their compositions were analyzed through high-performance liquid chromatography mass spectrometry. There were 44 phenolic compounds detected in the floral tea, most of which were flavonoids. Based on 607 components, the olive teas made from the three tissues were quite distinctive. There were 129 common differentially accumulated metabolites, which were mainly associated with the amino acid metabolism pathway. Additionally, terpenes and glycosides were abundant in the leaf and floral tea. The content of oleuropein was highest in the leaf tea, while the contents of fatty acids were highest in fruit tea. The current study indicates that the leaves, flowers, and young fruits of olive have great utilization value and deserve further investigation.https://www.maxapress.com/article/doi/10.48130/bpr-0024-0014compositionflowerfruitleafolivetea
spellingShingle Chenkai Jiang
Wenjun Hu
Lin Chen
Hongling Lu
Erli Niu
Wei Wang
Shenlong Zhu
Guoxin Shen
Comparative metabolite profiling reveals signatures of tea made from the leaves, flowers, and young fruits of olive (Olea europaea L.)
Beverage Plant Research
composition
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olive
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title Comparative metabolite profiling reveals signatures of tea made from the leaves, flowers, and young fruits of olive (Olea europaea L.)
title_full Comparative metabolite profiling reveals signatures of tea made from the leaves, flowers, and young fruits of olive (Olea europaea L.)
title_fullStr Comparative metabolite profiling reveals signatures of tea made from the leaves, flowers, and young fruits of olive (Olea europaea L.)
title_full_unstemmed Comparative metabolite profiling reveals signatures of tea made from the leaves, flowers, and young fruits of olive (Olea europaea L.)
title_short Comparative metabolite profiling reveals signatures of tea made from the leaves, flowers, and young fruits of olive (Olea europaea L.)
title_sort comparative metabolite profiling reveals signatures of tea made from the leaves flowers and young fruits of olive olea europaea l
topic composition
flower
fruit
leaf
olive
tea
url https://www.maxapress.com/article/doi/10.48130/bpr-0024-0014
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