Metabolomic Analysis Reveals Nutritional Diversity among Three Staple Crops and Three Fruits
More than 2 billion people worldwide are under threat of nutritional deficiency. Thus, an in-depth comprehension of the nutritional composition of staple crops and popular fruits is essential for health. Herein, we performed LC-MS-based non-targeted and targeted metabolome analyses with crops (inclu...
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| author | Yunxia Shi Yanxiu Guo Yuhui Wang Mingyang Li Kang Li Xianqing Liu Chuanying Fang Jie Luo |
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| description | More than 2 billion people worldwide are under threat of nutritional deficiency. Thus, an in-depth comprehension of the nutritional composition of staple crops and popular fruits is essential for health. Herein, we performed LC-MS-based non-targeted and targeted metabolome analyses with crops (including wheat, rice, and corn) and fruits (including grape, banana, and mango). We detected a total of 2631 compounds by using non-targeted strategy and identified more than 260 nutrients. Our work discovered species-dependent accumulation of common present nutrients in crops and fruits. Although rice and wheat lack vitamins and amino acids, sweet corn was rich in most amino acids and vitamins. Among the three fruits, mango had more vitamins and amino acids than grape and banana. Grape and banana provided sufficient 5-methyltetrahydrofolate and vitamin B6, respectively. Moreover, rice and grape had a high content of flavonoids. In addition, the three crops contained more lipids than fruits. Furthermore, we also identified species-specific metabolites. The crops yielded 11 specific metabolites, including flavonoids, lipids, and others. Meanwhile, most fruit-specific nutrients were flavonoids. Our work discovered the complementary pattern of essential nutrients in crops and fruits, which provides metabolomic evidence for a healthy diet. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-5b9c024f603b4edf9428c03006499c282023-11-23T19:53:40ZengMDPI AGFoods2304-81582022-02-0111455010.3390/foods11040550Metabolomic Analysis Reveals Nutritional Diversity among Three Staple Crops and Three FruitsYunxia Shi0Yanxiu Guo1Yuhui Wang2Mingyang Li3Kang Li4Xianqing Liu5Chuanying Fang6Jie Luo7School of Tropical Crops, Hainan University, Haikou 570288, ChinaSchool of Tropical Crops, Hainan University, Haikou 570288, ChinaSchool of Tropical Crops, Hainan University, Haikou 570288, ChinaSchool of Tropical Crops, Hainan University, Haikou 570288, ChinaSchool of Tropical Crops, Hainan University, Haikou 570288, ChinaSchool of Tropical Crops, Hainan University, Haikou 570288, ChinaSchool of Tropical Crops, Hainan University, Haikou 570288, ChinaSchool of Tropical Crops, Hainan University, Haikou 570288, ChinaMore than 2 billion people worldwide are under threat of nutritional deficiency. Thus, an in-depth comprehension of the nutritional composition of staple crops and popular fruits is essential for health. Herein, we performed LC-MS-based non-targeted and targeted metabolome analyses with crops (including wheat, rice, and corn) and fruits (including grape, banana, and mango). We detected a total of 2631 compounds by using non-targeted strategy and identified more than 260 nutrients. Our work discovered species-dependent accumulation of common present nutrients in crops and fruits. Although rice and wheat lack vitamins and amino acids, sweet corn was rich in most amino acids and vitamins. Among the three fruits, mango had more vitamins and amino acids than grape and banana. Grape and banana provided sufficient 5-methyltetrahydrofolate and vitamin B6, respectively. Moreover, rice and grape had a high content of flavonoids. In addition, the three crops contained more lipids than fruits. Furthermore, we also identified species-specific metabolites. The crops yielded 11 specific metabolites, including flavonoids, lipids, and others. Meanwhile, most fruit-specific nutrients were flavonoids. Our work discovered the complementary pattern of essential nutrients in crops and fruits, which provides metabolomic evidence for a healthy diet.https://www.mdpi.com/2304-8158/11/4/550cropsfruitsnutritionmetabolite analysesmetabolome |
| spellingShingle | Yunxia Shi Yanxiu Guo Yuhui Wang Mingyang Li Kang Li Xianqing Liu Chuanying Fang Jie Luo Metabolomic Analysis Reveals Nutritional Diversity among Three Staple Crops and Three Fruits Foods crops fruits nutrition metabolite analyses metabolome |
| title | Metabolomic Analysis Reveals Nutritional Diversity among Three Staple Crops and Three Fruits |
| title_full | Metabolomic Analysis Reveals Nutritional Diversity among Three Staple Crops and Three Fruits |
| title_fullStr | Metabolomic Analysis Reveals Nutritional Diversity among Three Staple Crops and Three Fruits |
| title_full_unstemmed | Metabolomic Analysis Reveals Nutritional Diversity among Three Staple Crops and Three Fruits |
| title_short | Metabolomic Analysis Reveals Nutritional Diversity among Three Staple Crops and Three Fruits |
| title_sort | metabolomic analysis reveals nutritional diversity among three staple crops and three fruits |
| topic | crops fruits nutrition metabolite analyses metabolome |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2304-8158/11/4/550 |
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