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Zanthoxylum bungeanum and Zanthoxylum schinifolium from Major Production Regions in China: Characteristic Quality Differences and Discrimination Model

  • 王彦云,王传明,严春俊,胡涛,岳宁
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  • (1. Sichuan Teway Food Group Co. Ltd., Chengdu 610213, China; 2. Sichuan Teway Homeland Food Co. Ltd., Chengdu 610730, China; 3. Institute of Quality Standard and Testing Technology Research, Sichuan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Chengdu 610066, China)

Online published: 2025-11-10

Abstract

To establish an accurate method for the geographical discrimination of Zanthoxylum, this study analyzed differences in characteristic quality indicators including total sanshoamides, volatile oils and sanshools among 106 batches of Zanthoxylum bungeanum and Z. schinifolium from representative production regions in Gansu, Sichuan, Yunnan, Shaanxi and Chongqing provinces. The differences in aroma components were determined by solid-phase microextraction (SPME) using a DVB/C-WR/PDMS fiber, separation on a DB-5MS capillary column (30 m × 0.32 mm, 0.25 μm) and gas chromatography (GC) using an electron ionization (EI) source. Through flavoromics approaches and multivariate data analysis, six characteristic differential aroma components (sabinene, myrcene, D-limonene, eucalyptol, α-pinene, and L-α-pinene) across geographical origins and species were identified. A four-component model for the geographical discrimination of Zanthoxylum was developed based on these six aroma components and validated using 28 blind samples, obtaining 100% accuracy. The model has been successfully applied in the geographical discrimination of Zanthoxylum. This method, overcoming the market over-reliance on traditional sensory evaluation, enables rapid geographical discrimination of Zanthoxylum. This study provides a reference for establishing a Zanthoxylum identification and traceability system.

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王彦云,王传明,严春俊,胡涛,岳宁 . Zanthoxylum bungeanum and Zanthoxylum schinifolium from Major Production Regions in China: Characteristic Quality Differences and Discrimination Model[J]. FOOD SCIENCE, 2025 , 46(21) : 284 -292 . DOI: 10.7506/spkx1002-6630-20250506-016

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