Characterization of the lipid profile from coconut (Cocos nucifera L.) oil of different varieties by electrospray ionization mass spectrometry associated with principal component analysis and independent component analysis

Publication date: Available online 24 April 2019Source: Food Research InternationalAuthor(s): Jordana Alves Ferreira, Jandyson Machado Santos, Márcia Cristina Breitkreitz, Joana Maria Santos Ferreira, Paulo Manoel Lins, Samuel Cohen Farias, Damila Rodrigues de Morais, Marcos Nogueira Eberlin, Carla Beatriz Grespan BottoliAbstractCoconut oil (CO) from fifteen different varieties of coconuts (Cocos nucifera L.) and one CO processed on an industrial scale were analyzed by electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (ESI-MS) and the data processed using chemometric tools from principal component analysis and independent component analysis. ESI-MS fingerprinting of lipid compounds showed predominance of diacylglycerols and triacylglycerols, as confirmed by high-resolution MS measurements. Chemometric processing of the ESI-MS data differentiated the coconut oil samples, showing that different coconut varieties/cultivars produce oils with distinguishable abundances of lipidic compounds. Thus ESI-MS analysis followed by data treatment using chemometric tools offers a tool able to classify the industrial coconut oils in a fast, simple and effective way, as well as serving as a potential method to identify the coconut varieties by the CO origin, and the occurrence of any adulteration. The process may also be applied for quality control of the industrial processes.Graphical abstract
Source: Food Research International - Category: Food Science Source Type: research