Paprika extract

Description and assay

Specification history

Prepared at the 77 th JECFA, published in FAO JECFA Monographs 14 (2013), superseding tentative specifications prepared at the 69 th JECFA (2008). An ADI of 0 - 1.5 mg/kg bw was allocated at the 79 th JECFA (2014).

Chemical names

Capsanthin: (3R, 3’S, 5’R)-3,3’-dihydroxy-β,κ-carotene-6-one

C.A.S number

Capsanthin: 465-42-9

Chemical formula

Capsanthin: C40H56O3

Structural formula

Capsanthin

Formula weight

Capsanthin: 584.85

Assay

Total carotenoids: not less than 7% Capsanthin: Not less than 30% of total carotenoids.

DESCRIPTION

Dark-red viscous liquid

FUNCTIONAL USES

Colour

Identification

Solubility

Practically insoluble in water, soluble in acetone

Spectrophotometry

Maximum absorption in acetone at about 462 nm and in hexane at about 470 nm.

Colour reaction

To one drop of sample add 2-3 drops of chloroform and one drop of sulfuric acid. A deep blue colour is produced.

High performance liquid chromatography (HPLC)

Passes test. See Method of assay, Capsanthin

Purity criteria

Residua l solvents

Acetone Ethanol Ethyl acetate Not more than 50 mg/kg, singly or in Hexane combination Isopropanol Methanol See description under TESTS

Capsaicinoids

Not more than 200 mg/kg See description under TESTS

Arsenic (Vol. 4)

Not more than 1 mg/kg Determine using an AAS (Hydride generation technique) appropriate to the specified level. The selection of sample size and method of sample preparation may be based on principles of methods described in Volume 4 (under “General Methods, Metallic Impurities”).

Lead (Vol. 4)

Not more than 1 mg/kg Determine using an AAS (Electrothermal atomization technique) appropriate to the specified level. The selection of sample size and method of sample preparation may be based on principles of methods described in Volume 4 (under “General Methods, Metallic Impurities”).

Test: Capsaicinoids

Capsaicinoids are determined by reversed-phase HPLC (Volume 4 under “Chromatography”) using a standard to allow quantification. Preparation of standard Prepare all standard solutions in ethanol and keep out of direct sunlight. Standard solution A,150 μg/ml: Accurately weigh and transfer 75 mg of N-vanillyl-n-nonenamide, >99 % (CAS Registry Number 2444-46-4) into a 500 ml volumetric flask, dissolve and dilute to volume. Mix thoroughly. Standard solution B, 15 μg/ml: Pipet 10 ml standard solution A into a 100 ml volumetric flask, dilute to volume, and mix well. Standard solution C, 0.75 μg/ml: Pipet 5 ml of standard solution B into 100 ml volumetric flask, dilute to volume, and mix well. Preparation of sample Accurately weigh up to 5 g extract into a 50 ml volumetric flask, do not allow the extract to coat the sides of the flask. Add 5 ml acetone (ACS Grade) to the flask and swirl until the sample is completely dispersed. Ensure the extract has not coated the bottom of flask when neck is at a 45° angle. Slowly add ethanol (95% or denatured) with mixing until the solution becomes cloudy. Dilute to volume and mix well. Pipet 5 ml sample mixture into a 10 ml syringe attached to a 6 ml preconditioned C-18 SEP-PAK cartridge. Take care to avoid coating of sample on the sides of syringe. Allow the aliquot to pass through the SEP-PAK and collect the eluent in a 25 ml volumetric flask. Rinse the SEP-PAK with three 5 ml portions of ethanol, and collect in the flask. Dilute to volume with ethanol and mix. Filter through a 0.45 μm syringe filter and collect in a glass vial. Apparatus Liquid chromatograph equipped with a 20 μl sample loop injector, a fluorescence detector and/or ultraviolet detector and integrator. Column: LC-18 (150 mm x 4.6 mm id, 5 μm) Detector: Fluorescence - Excitation 280 nm and emission 325 nm UV Detector - 280 nm Mobile phase:40% acetonitrile and 60% deionised water containing 1% Acetic acid (v/v). Flow rate: 1.5 ml/min Procedure Inject 20 μl of the sample solution in duplicate. Inject the appropriate standard solution (Standard solution C is appropriate for samples expected to contain low levels of capsaicins) prior to the first sample injection and after every 6 sample injections. Purge the column with 100% acetonitrile for 30 min at 1.5 ml/min after no more than 30 sample injections. Equilibrate with mobile phase prior to further determinations. Calculations Calculate individual capsaicinoids (μg/ml) as follows: Nordihydrocapsaicin: CN = (N/a) x (Cs/RN) Capsaicin: CC = (C/a) x (Cs/RC) Dihydrocapsaicin: CD = (D/a) x (Cs/RD) Total capsaicins (μg/ml) = nordihydrocapsaicin + capsaicin + dihydrocapsaicin where a is the average peak area of standard; N, C, and D are average peak areas for respective capsaicinoids (nordihydrocapsaicin, capsaicin and dihydrocapsaicin) from duplicate injections; Cs is the concentration of std in μg/ml; CN,C,D is the concentration of compound in extract expressed as μg/ml; RN, RC, and RD are response factors of respective capsaicinoids relative to standard. Response factors: Nordihydrocapsaicin (N) UV: RN = 0.98; FLU: RN = 0.92 Capsaicin (C) UV: RC = 0.89; FLU: RC = 0.88 Dihydrocapsaicin (D) UV: RD = 0.93; FLU: RD = 0.93 N-vanillyl-n-nonenamide UV: R = 1.00; FLU: R = 1.00 Relative retention times: Nordihydrocapsaicin 0.90; N-vanillyl-n-nonenamide 1.00, Capsaicin 1.00; Dihydrocapsaicin 1.58

Test: Residual solvents

Water and methanol are not suitable for the head-space gas chromatographic analysis of solvent-extracted paprika extracts as given in Method I and Method II for the method for residual solvent determination by head-space gas chromatography in Vol.4. A refined vegetable oil (e.g. soybean oil) is the preferred solvent for sample dissolution. Weigh accurately 1.0 g sample into a headspace vial and add 10 ml soybean oil. Cap and seal immediately. Prepare blanks, standard solutions and calibration samples in a similar fashion. Use the same soybean oil to determine residual solvents in the blank. Determine residual solvents following the Procedure given in Vol. 4.

Test: Total carotenoids

Determine by spectrophotometry. Accurately weigh 300 to 500 mg of sample, and transfer quantitatively to a 100 ml volumetric flask. Dilute with acetone to volume, dissolve by shaking and leave to stand for 2 min. Pipet 1 ml of this extract into another 100 ml volumetric flask, dilute to volume with acetone, and shake well. Transfer a portion to the spectrophotometer cell, and read the absorbance A at 462 nm. Adjust the sample concentration to obtain an absorbance between 0.3 and 0.7. A 10000 Total carotenoids (%) = x 2100 W where A is the absorbance of sample 2100 is A 1 % for capsanthin in acetone at 462 nm 1 cm W is the weight of sample (g)

Test: Capsanthin

Determine the identity of the sample and the content of capsanthin by reversed-phase HPLC. See Volume 4 under “Chromatography”. The sample is saponified to release the parent hydroxy-carotenoids from the extracts prior HPLC analysis. Sample preparation Dissolve 0.2 g of the sample in acetone, quantitatively transfer into a 500 ml separatory funnel and add enough acetone to make up to 100 ml. Add 100 ml diethyl ether and mix well. Remove any insoluble particles by filtration. Add 100 ml of KOH-methanol (20%) and leave the solution for one hour. Shake periodically. Remove the aqueous phase and wash the organic phase several times with distilled water until the washings are neutral. Filter through a bed of anhydrous Na2SO4 and evaporate to dryness in a rotary evaporator at a temperature below 35°. Dissolve the pigments in acetone and make up to 25 ml in a volumetric flask. Keep the samples refrigerated until analysis by HPLC. Thoroughly disperse the samples, e.g. by sonication, and filter through a 0.45 μ m filter before analysis. Chromatography Filter acetone (HPLC grade) and deionised water and de-gas before use. Column: Reversed-phase C-18 (250 x 4 mm i.d.) Precolumn: Reversed-phase C-18 (50 x 4 mm i.d.) Mobile phase: Program a gradient acetone/water as follows: Time (min) Acetone (%) Water (%) -10 (pre-injection) 75 25 0 75 25 5 75 25 10 95 5 17 95 5 22 100 0 27 75 25 Flow rate: 1.5 ml/min Detector: Diode array detector, store spectra in the range of 350-600 nm. Detection wavelength: 450 nm Injection volume: 5 μ l Identify peaks by comparing the peaks obtained with known standards and quantify the individual carotenoids. Saponified carotenoids will elute in the same order, with capsorubin and some minor carotenoids eluting first and β -carotene in last place. The order of elution is: - Neoxanthin - Capsorubin - Violaxanthin - Capsanthin - Antheraxanthin - Mutatoxanthin - Cucurbitaxanthin A (Capsolutein) - Zeaxanthin - Cryptocapsin -  -Cryptoxanthin -  -Carotene a Total capsanthin (% of total carotenoids) = x 100 a total Where a is the area of capsanthin peak atotal is the total area of the peaks in the chromatogram .