Maillard reaction products and metabolite profile of plant-based meat burgers compared with traditional meat burgers and cooking-induced alterations

Banny Silva Barbosa Correia, Søren Drud-Heydary Nielsen, Johanna Jorkowski, Louise Margrethe Arildsen Jakobsen, Christian Zacherl , Hanne Christine S. Bertram*

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Abstract

We are undergoing a food transformation with the introduction of plant-based meat analogues, but little is known about their chemical characteristics. This study aimed to elucidate the Maillard reactions in plant-based meat burger alternatives (PBMBA). For this purpose, NMR-based metabolomics and targeted MS analysis of Maillard and dehydroalanine pathway markers were conducted on six PBMBA prototypes with different proportions of high-moisture protein extrudates, low-moisture extrudates and pea protein on a commercial PBMBA and on a meat burger before and after cooking. Results revealed that higher levels of Maillard reaction markers were present in PBMBAs in the uncooked state, with lower levels formed during cooking compared with conventional meat. The metabolite profile disclosed that the distinct pattern of the Maillard reaction could be attributed to different substrate availability, but data also revealed that pre-processing of the plant protein affects the presence of Maillard reaction products in PBMBAs.
Original languageEnglish
Article number138705
JournalFood Chemistry
Volume445
ISSN0308-8146
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jul 2024

Keywords

  • Foodomics
  • Furosine
  • Lanthionine
  • Meat analogues
  • N-″-(carboxyethyl)lysine
  • N-″-(carboxymethyl)lysine
  • Texturised protein

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