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Multi-Target Detection of Nuts and Peanuts as Hidden Allergens in Bakery Products through Bottom-Up Proteomics and High-Resolution Mass Spectrometry. Foods 2023; 12:foods12040726. [PMID: 36832800 PMCID: PMC9955278 DOI: 10.3390/foods12040726] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2023] [Revised: 02/01/2023] [Accepted: 02/02/2023] [Indexed: 02/11/2023] Open
Abstract
Due to the growing global incidence of allergy to nuts and peanuts, the need for better protection of consumers sensitive to those products is constantly increasing. The best strategy to defend them against adverse immunological reactions still remains the total removal of those products from their diet. However, nuts and peanuts traces can also be hidden in other food products, especially processed ones, such as bakery products, because of cross-contamination occurring during production. Precautionary labelling is often adopted by producers to warn allergic consumers, usually without any evaluation of the actual risk, which would require a careful quantification of nuts/peanuts traces. In this paper, the development of a multi-target method based on liquid chromatography-tandem high resolution mass spectrometry (LC-MS, MS/MS), able to detect traces of five nuts species (almonds, hazelnuts, walnuts, cashews and pistachios) and of peanuts in an in-house incurred bakery product (cookie) through a single analysis is described. Specifically, allergenic proteins of the six ingredients were used as the analytical targets, and the LC-MS responses of selected peptides resulting from their tryptic digestion, after extraction from the bakery product matrix, were exploited for quantification, following a bottom-up approach typical of proteomics. As a result, nuts/peanuts could be detected/quantified down to mg·kg-1 levels in the model cookie, thus opening interesting perspectives for the quantification of hidden nuts/peanuts in bakery products and, consequently, for a more rational use of precautionary labelling.
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Vanga SK, Raghavan V. Processing effects on tree nut allergens: A review. Crit Rev Food Sci Nutr 2017; 57:3794-3806. [DOI: 10.1080/10408398.2016.1175415] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Sai Kranthi Vanga
- Department of Bioresource Engineering, Faculty of Agriculture and Environmental Studies, McGill University, Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Quebec, Canada
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- Department of Bioresource Engineering, Faculty of Agriculture and Environmental Studies, McGill University, Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Quebec, Canada
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Downs ML, Simpson A, Custovic A, Semic-Jusufagic A, Bartra J, Fernandez-Rivas M, Taylor SL, Baumert JL, Mills ENC. Insoluble and soluble roasted walnut proteins retain antibody reactivity. Food Chem 2015; 194:1013-21. [PMID: 26471647 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2015.08.119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2015] [Revised: 08/20/2015] [Accepted: 08/27/2015] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Thermal processing techniques commonly used during food production have the potential to impact food allergens by inducing physical and/or chemical changes to the proteins. English walnuts (Juglans regia) are among the most commonly allergenic tree nuts, but little information is available regarding how walnut allergens respond to thermal processing. This study evaluated the effects of dry roasting (132 or 180°C for 5, 10, or 20min) on the solubility and immunoreactivity of walnut proteins. A dramatic decrease in walnut protein solubility was observed following dry roasting at 180°C for 20min. However, both the soluble and insoluble protein fractions from roasted walnuts maintained substantial amounts of IgG immunoreactivity (using anti-raw and anti-roasted walnut antisera), with similar patterns of reactivity observed for human IgE from walnut-allergic individuals. Thus, walnut proteins are relatively stable under certain thermal processing conditions, and IgE reactivity remains present even when insoluble aggregates are formed.
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- Melanie L Downs
- Food Allergy Research and Resource Program, Department of Food Science and Technology, Food Innovation Center, 1901 North 21st Street, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE 68588-6205, USA; Institute of Inflammation and Repair, Manchester Academic Health Sciences Centre and Manchester Institute of Biotechnology, University of Manchester, 131 Princess Street, Manchester M1 7DN, UK.
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- Centre for Respiratory Medicine and Allergy, Institute of Inflammation and Repair, University of Manchester & Respiratory and Allergy Clinical Research Facility, Education and Research Centre, University Hospital of South Manchester NHS Foundation Trust, Wythenshawe Hospital, Southmoor Road, Manchester M23 9LT, UK
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- Centre for Respiratory Medicine and Allergy, Institute of Inflammation and Repair, University of Manchester & Respiratory and Allergy Clinical Research Facility, Education and Research Centre, University Hospital of South Manchester NHS Foundation Trust, Wythenshawe Hospital, Southmoor Road, Manchester M23 9LT, UK
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- Centre for Respiratory Medicine and Allergy, Institute of Inflammation and Repair, University of Manchester & Respiratory and Allergy Clinical Research Facility, Education and Research Centre, University Hospital of South Manchester NHS Foundation Trust, Wythenshawe Hospital, Southmoor Road, Manchester M23 9LT, UK
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- Allergy Unit, Service of Pneumology and Respiratory Allergy, Hospital Clínic (ICT), Barcelona, Spain
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- Food Allergy Research and Resource Program, Department of Food Science and Technology, Food Innovation Center, 1901 North 21st Street, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE 68588-6205, USA
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- Food Allergy Research and Resource Program, Department of Food Science and Technology, Food Innovation Center, 1901 North 21st Street, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE 68588-6205, USA
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- Institute of Inflammation and Repair, Manchester Academic Health Sciences Centre and Manchester Institute of Biotechnology, University of Manchester, 131 Princess Street, Manchester M1 7DN, UK; Centre for Respiratory Medicine and Allergy, Institute of Inflammation and Repair, University of Manchester & Respiratory and Allergy Clinical Research Facility, Education and Research Centre, University Hospital of South Manchester NHS Foundation Trust, Wythenshawe Hospital, Southmoor Road, Manchester M23 9LT, UK
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Food processing and allergenicity. Food Chem Toxicol 2015; 80:223-240. [PMID: 25778347 DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2015.03.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 301] [Impact Index Per Article: 33.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2014] [Revised: 03/06/2015] [Accepted: 03/08/2015] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Food processing can have many beneficial effects. However, processing may also alter the allergenic properties of food proteins. A wide variety of processing methods is available and their use depends largely on the food to be processed. In this review the impact of processing (heat and non-heat treatment) on the allergenic potential of proteins, and on the antigenic (IgG-binding) and allergenic (IgE-binding) properties of proteins has been considered. A variety of allergenic foods (peanuts, tree nuts, cows' milk, hens' eggs, soy, wheat and mustard) have been reviewed. The overall conclusion drawn is that processing does not completely abolish the allergenic potential of allergens. Currently, only fermentation and hydrolysis may have potential to reduce allergenicity to such an extent that symptoms will not be elicited, while other methods might be promising but need more data. Literature on the effect of processing on allergenic potential and the ability to induce sensitisation is scarce. This is an important issue since processing may impact on the ability of proteins to cause the acquisition of allergic sensitisation, and the subject should be a focus of future research. Also, there remains a need to develop robust and integrated methods for the risk assessment of food allergenicity.
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Masthoff LJ, Hoff R, Verhoeckx KCM, van Os-Medendorp H, Michelsen-Huisman A, Baumert JL, Pasmans SG, Meijer Y, Knulst AC. A systematic review of the effect of thermal processing on the allergenicity of tree nuts. Allergy 2013; 68:983-93. [PMID: 23889537 DOI: 10.1111/all.12185] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 04/11/2013] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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BACKGROUND Allergenicity of foods can be influenced by processing. Tree nuts are an important source of nutrition and increasingly consumed; however, processing methods are quite variable and data are currently lacking on the effects of processing on allergenicity. OBJECTIVE To perform a systematic literature review on the effects of food processing on the allergenicity of tree nuts. METHODS A systematic literature search of PubMed and Embase databases was performed, with screening of references, related articles and citations. Studies were included if they assessed the allergenicity or immunogenicity of processed nuts. RESULTS The search resulted in 32 articles suitable for analysis. Clinical studies indicate that roasting reduces the allergenicity of hazelnut in individuals with a birch pollen allergy and reactivity to raw hazelnut. Thermal processing may reduce the allergenicity of the PR-10 protein in hazelnut and almond in vitro. The majority of the in vitro studies investigating the allergenicity of nonspecific lipid transfer proteins (nsLTPs) and seed storage proteins in hazelnut, almond, cashew nut, Brazil nut, walnut, pecan nut and pistachio nut show heat stability towards different thermal processing methods. CONCLUSION Thermal processing may reduce allergenicity of PR-10 proteins in hazelnut and almond, in contrast to nsLTPs and seed storage proteins. This has important implications for source materials used for IgE testing and food challenges and diet advice.
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- L. J. Masthoff
- Department of Dermatology/Allergology; University Medical Center Utrecht; Utrecht; The Netherlands
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- Department of Dermatology/Allergology; University Medical Center Utrecht; Utrecht; The Netherlands
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- Department of Dermatology/Allergology; University Medical Center Utrecht; Utrecht; The Netherlands
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- Department of Dermatology/Allergology; University Medical Center Utrecht; Utrecht; The Netherlands
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- Food Allergy Research and Resource Program; University of Nebraska; Lincoln; NE; USA
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- Department of Dermatology/Allergology; University Medical Center Utrecht; Utrecht; The Netherlands
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