Volatile compounds and quality analysis in commercial medicinal plants of Camellia sinensis

The interest in the use of green tea (Camellia sinensis) (L.) Kuntze (Theaceae) products have increased in the last few years due to its medicinal properties. In the present study, we proposed that headspace solid phase microextraction, in combination with gas chromatography coupled to mass spectrom...

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Veröffentlicht in:Ciência rural 2019-01, Vol.49 (3)
Hauptverfasser: Menezes, Joyce Castro de, Borges, Gabriela Borba Vilela, Gomes, Fátima de Cássia Oliveira, Vieira, Mariana de Lourdes Almeida, Marques, Andréa Rodrigues, Machado, Ana Maria de Resende
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Zusammenfassung:The interest in the use of green tea (Camellia sinensis) (L.) Kuntze (Theaceae) products have increased in the last few years due to its medicinal properties. In the present study, we proposed that headspace solid phase microextraction, in combination with gas chromatography coupled to mass spectrometric could be an efficient method to assess the volatile compounds and to ensure the quality control of C. sinensis. We have also compared the anatomical leaf of different commercial green tea samples, analyzed the information in their labels and determined the presence of foreign materials, moisture content, total ashes and microorganisms. Among the 30 analyzed samples, six were identified as C. sinensis according to the anatomical study; 83.4% were not in accordance with the specified limits for foreign matter and 6.6% for moisture content. All samples presented total ashes in accordance with the current legislation. The analysis indicated the presence of several different volatile organic compounds, being terpenes, hydrocarbons and alcohols the major ones. Microbiological analysis showed that 13.3% and 16.6% of the samples exceeded the limits for counts of molds and yeasts, and for mesophilic bacteria, respectively. 73.3% presented E. coli above the established sanitary limits. RESUMO: O interesse no chá verde comercial (Camellia sinensis) (L.) Kuntze (Theaceae) tem aumentado nos últimos anos devido suas propriedades medicinais. No presente estudo utilizamos a microextração em fase sólida, em combinação com a cromatografia gasosa acoplada com espectrometria de massas, como um eficiente método de caracterização de compostos voláteis e efetuamos o controle de qualidade de C. sinensis. Comparamos também a anatomia das folhas de diferentes amostras comerciais de chá verde, as informações de seus rótulos e determinamos a presença de matérias estranhas, de microrganismos, o teor de umidade e de cinzas totais. Entre as trinta amostras analisadas, seis foram identificadas como C. sinensis de acordo com o estudo anatômico; 83,4% não estavam de acordo com os limites especificados para matérias estranhas e 6,6% para o teor de umidade. Todas as amostras apresentaram cinzas totais de acordo com a legislação vigente. As análises evidenciaram diversos compostos orgânicos voláteis distintos, sendo majoritários terpenos, hidrocarbonetos e álcoois. As análises microbiológicas mostraram que 13,3 e 16,6% das amostras excedeu os limites de contagem para bolores e leveduras, e pa
ISSN:0103-8478
1678-4596
1678-4596
DOI:10.1590/0103-8478cr20180548