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- Title
Reddish Colour in Cooked Ham Is Developed by a Mixture of Protoporphyrins Including Zn-Protoporphyrin and Protoporphyrin IX.
- Authors
Giménez-Campillo, Claudia; Hernández, Juan de Dios; Guillén, Isidro; Campillo, Natalia; Arroyo-Manzanares, Natalia; Torre-Minguela, Carlos de; Viñas, Pilar
- Abstract
The nitrosyl–heme complex is considered the pigment responsible for the development of reddish colour in cooked hams. However, the same reddish colour was observed in a nitrite-free product elaborated with polyphenols, suggesting the presence of other red pigments that can contribute to generate this colour. In this study, the protoporphyrins composition of the pigment solution obtained from nitrite and nitrite-free cooked hams was analysed using 80% (v/v) acetone/water solution for extraction. Chromatographic analysis using a combination of diode array and fluorescence detectors revealed the presence of protoporphyrin IX and Zn-protoporphyrin IX in this solution, and these protoporphyrins were subsequently identified with complete certainty by mass spectrometry. These results show how the colour of cooked hams can be developed by a mixture of different protoporphyrins and also demonstrate the absence of selectivity of acetone/water extraction for measuring the content of nitrosyl–heme in cooked hams.
- Subjects
PROTOPORPHYRINS; HAM; PIGMENTS; NITROSYL compounds; CHROMATOGRAPHIC analysis; MASS spectrometry; MIXTURES; COLOR of meat
- Publication
Foods, 2022, Vol 11, Issue 24, p4055
- ISSN
2304-8158
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/foods11244055