Full composition-wide association study identifies the chemical markers to distinguish different processed camellia oils: Integrating multi-targets with chemometrics

Food Chem. 2025 Jan 15;463(Pt 2):141217. doi: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2024.141217. Epub 2024 Sep 12.

Abstract

To identify chemical-markers from hot-pressed, cold-pressed, organic-solvent, aqueous-enzymatic and water extracted camellia oils (HPO, CPO, OSO, AEO, WEO). We report a full composition-wide association study based on GC-MS, LC-MS and 1HNMR. Squalene, β-amyrin and lupeol were potential-markers in distinguishing different oils through GC-MS. Naringenin, FA 18:1 + 10, undecanedioic acid and tridecanedioic acid exhibited were up-regulated in HPO. 16-Hydroxyhexadecanoic acid, octadecanoic acid and 9-hydroxyoctadecadienoic acid were potential-metabolites in CPO. Characteristic-markers in WEO were hydroquinidine and undecanedioic acid. Gallic acid, hydroquinidine, lichesterylic acid and 7,4'-dihydroxyflavone were biomarkers in AEO. Oleic acid, linoleic acid and triacylglycerols may be potential key markers to distinguish AEO from others via 1HNMR. Finally, Naringenin, gallic acid, kaempferol, 7,4'-dihydroxyflavone, (Z)-5,8,11-trihydroxyoctadec-9-enoic acid and β-amyrin were screened and validate through integration of nonglyceride minor components and trace metabolites. Results provided understanding of chemical diversity for different processed-camellia oils, and proposed a complementary strategy to distinguish different camellia oils for multidimensional perspective.

Keywords: Camellia oils; Chemometrics; Discrimination; Multiple-fingerprint; Processed-technology.

MeSH terms

  • Biomarkers / analysis
  • Camellia* / chemistry
  • Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry*
  • Lupanes
  • Oleanolic Acid / analogs & derivatives
  • Oleanolic Acid / analysis
  • Oleanolic Acid / chemistry
  • Pentacyclic Triterpenes / analysis
  • Pentacyclic Triterpenes / chemistry
  • Plant Oils* / chemistry
  • Squalene / analysis
  • Squalene / chemistry

Substances

  • Plant Oils
  • Biomarkers
  • beta-amyrin
  • lupeol
  • Pentacyclic Triterpenes
  • Squalene
  • Oleanolic Acid
  • Lupanes