In Vitro Digestion Patterns of Advanced Glycation End Products and α-Dicarbonyls in Biscuits and the Modulatory Effects of Ferulic Acid and Epicatechin

The dietary intake amount of processing contaminants does not reflect their actual exposure risk due to interactions with the food matrix during gastrointestinal processes, which significantly modulate their bioaccessibility. This study systematically investigated the in vitro digestion patterns of...

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Main Authors: Xiaoxiang Peng, Huiyu Hu, Yuwei Liu, Jia Li, Yilun Huang, Haiwa Wang, Ziyi Wang, Yuting Wang
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Huiyu Hu
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Yuting Wang
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description The dietary intake amount of processing contaminants does not reflect their actual exposure risk due to interactions with the food matrix during gastrointestinal processes, which significantly modulate their bioaccessibility. This study systematically investigated the in vitro digestion patterns of advanced glycation end products (AGEs) and α-dicarbonyl compounds (α-DCs) in biscuits and the modulatory effects of ferulic acid and epicatechin. The results demonstrated that more than 80% of AGEs and α-DCs were present in the bioaccessible fraction of the samples after intestinal digestion. Ferulic acid (FA, 0.05%, <i>w</i>/<i>w</i>) significantly increased the AGEs content in the bioaccessible fraction after intestinal digestion compared to control samples. Conversely, FA at 0.2% and 0.5%, as well as epicatechin (EC) at 0.05%, significantly reduced the glyoxal and 3-deoxyglucosone levels during oral digestion and significantly increased these contaminants contents after gastric digestion. The higher the concentration of EC, the lower the level of methylglyoxal during oral and gastric digestion. In addition, we identified the adducts of FA with lysine and the adducts of EC with Nε-Carboxymethyl-lysine using LC-QTOF-MS, demonstrating the reactivity between polyphenols, amino acids and contaminants. This study provides guidance and suggestions for mitigating dietary exposure to AGEs and α-DCs.
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spelling doaj-art-100a11c19f7a4ffeb1ff69c8eb3a7d542025-08-20T02:18:03ZengMDPI AGFoods2304-81582025-04-01148142910.3390/foods14081429In Vitro Digestion Patterns of Advanced Glycation End Products and α-Dicarbonyls in Biscuits and the Modulatory Effects of Ferulic Acid and EpicatechinXiaoxiang Peng0Huiyu Hu1Yuwei Liu2Jia Li3Yilun Huang4Haiwa Wang5Ziyi Wang6Yuting Wang7State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Resources, China-Canada Joint Lab of Food Science and Technology (Nanchang), Nanchang University, 235 Nanjing East Road, Nanchang 330047, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Food Science and Resources, China-Canada Joint Lab of Food Science and Technology (Nanchang), Nanchang University, 235 Nanjing East Road, Nanchang 330047, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Food Science and Resources, China-Canada Joint Lab of Food Science and Technology (Nanchang), Nanchang University, 235 Nanjing East Road, Nanchang 330047, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Food Science and Resources, China-Canada Joint Lab of Food Science and Technology (Nanchang), Nanchang University, 235 Nanjing East Road, Nanchang 330047, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Food Science and Resources, China-Canada Joint Lab of Food Science and Technology (Nanchang), Nanchang University, 235 Nanjing East Road, Nanchang 330047, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Food Science and Resources, China-Canada Joint Lab of Food Science and Technology (Nanchang), Nanchang University, 235 Nanjing East Road, Nanchang 330047, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Food Science and Resources, China-Canada Joint Lab of Food Science and Technology (Nanchang), Nanchang University, 235 Nanjing East Road, Nanchang 330047, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Food Science and Resources, China-Canada Joint Lab of Food Science and Technology (Nanchang), Nanchang University, 235 Nanjing East Road, Nanchang 330047, ChinaThe dietary intake amount of processing contaminants does not reflect their actual exposure risk due to interactions with the food matrix during gastrointestinal processes, which significantly modulate their bioaccessibility. This study systematically investigated the in vitro digestion patterns of advanced glycation end products (AGEs) and α-dicarbonyl compounds (α-DCs) in biscuits and the modulatory effects of ferulic acid and epicatechin. The results demonstrated that more than 80% of AGEs and α-DCs were present in the bioaccessible fraction of the samples after intestinal digestion. Ferulic acid (FA, 0.05%, <i>w</i>/<i>w</i>) significantly increased the AGEs content in the bioaccessible fraction after intestinal digestion compared to control samples. Conversely, FA at 0.2% and 0.5%, as well as epicatechin (EC) at 0.05%, significantly reduced the glyoxal and 3-deoxyglucosone levels during oral digestion and significantly increased these contaminants contents after gastric digestion. The higher the concentration of EC, the lower the level of methylglyoxal during oral and gastric digestion. In addition, we identified the adducts of FA with lysine and the adducts of EC with Nε-Carboxymethyl-lysine using LC-QTOF-MS, demonstrating the reactivity between polyphenols, amino acids and contaminants. This study provides guidance and suggestions for mitigating dietary exposure to AGEs and α-DCs.https://www.mdpi.com/2304-8158/14/8/1429in vitro gastrointestinal digestionpolyphenolsprocess contaminantsadducts
spellingShingle Xiaoxiang Peng
Huiyu Hu
Yuwei Liu
Jia Li
Yilun Huang
Haiwa Wang
Ziyi Wang
Yuting Wang
In Vitro Digestion Patterns of Advanced Glycation End Products and α-Dicarbonyls in Biscuits and the Modulatory Effects of Ferulic Acid and Epicatechin
Foods
in vitro gastrointestinal digestion
polyphenols
process contaminants
adducts
title In Vitro Digestion Patterns of Advanced Glycation End Products and α-Dicarbonyls in Biscuits and the Modulatory Effects of Ferulic Acid and Epicatechin
title_full In Vitro Digestion Patterns of Advanced Glycation End Products and α-Dicarbonyls in Biscuits and the Modulatory Effects of Ferulic Acid and Epicatechin
title_fullStr In Vitro Digestion Patterns of Advanced Glycation End Products and α-Dicarbonyls in Biscuits and the Modulatory Effects of Ferulic Acid and Epicatechin
title_full_unstemmed In Vitro Digestion Patterns of Advanced Glycation End Products and α-Dicarbonyls in Biscuits and the Modulatory Effects of Ferulic Acid and Epicatechin
title_short In Vitro Digestion Patterns of Advanced Glycation End Products and α-Dicarbonyls in Biscuits and the Modulatory Effects of Ferulic Acid and Epicatechin
title_sort in vitro digestion patterns of advanced glycation end products and α dicarbonyls in biscuits and the modulatory effects of ferulic acid and epicatechin
topic in vitro gastrointestinal digestion
polyphenols
process contaminants
adducts
url https://www.mdpi.com/2304-8158/14/8/1429
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