Relationship between Free Amino Acid Index and Burnt- Mellow-Sweet Aroma Style Intensity of Flue-Cured Tobacco Leaves

Special Article - Tobacco Sciences

Ann Agric Crop Sci. 2021; 6(3): 1080.

Relationship between Free Amino Acid Index and Burnt-Mellow-Sweet Aroma Style Intensity of Flue-Cured Tobacco Leaves

Chao-Qun X¹, Li-Wei H¹*, Jian-Hua G¹, Song Ji-Zhen S¹*, Xian-Yi X², Wen-Jun M¹, Jia-Qin X¹ and Shi-Xiang Z¹

1Zhengzhou Tobacco Research Institute of CNTC, Zhengzhou, China

2Ganzhou Tobacco Company of Jiangxi Province, Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China

*Corresponding author: Hu Li-Wei, Zhengzhou Tobacco Research Institute of CNTC, Zhengzhou 450001, China

Song Ji-Zhen, Zhengzhou Tobacco Research Institute of CNTC, Zhengzhou 450001, China

Received: April 15, 2021; Accepted: May 06, 2021; Published: May 13, 2021

Abstract

80 samples of flue-cured tobacco leaves in Ganzhou area, Jiangxi Province in China were selected, relationships between free amino acid index and burntmellow- sweet aroma style intensity of leaves were studied with correlation analysis and stepwise regression analysis. In contrast to the content of Trp, Ile, Ser, Cys, β-Ala, Lys and the ratio of β-AiBA/TFAA, the content of Asp, Ala, Gly, Leu, β-AiBA and the ratio of Trp/TFAA, Ile/TFAA, Val/TFAA, Thr/TFAA, Ser/TFAA, Cys/TFAA, Asn/TFAA, β-Ala/TFAA, Lys/TFAA and Pro/TFAA in fluecured tobacco leaves had extremely significant positive correlation with burntmellow- sweet aroma style intensity. There was a significant negative correlation between burnt-mellow-sweet aroma style intensity and the content of Phe, Tyr, Asn, γ-ABA. 31 free amino acid indexes including the content of Asp, Glu, Phe etc. and the ratio of Glu/TFAA, Phe/TFAA, Trp/TFAA, etc. were main free amino acid index influencing burnt-mellow-sweet aroma style intensity of flue-cured tobacco leaves, which jointly decides 99.1% of variation of burnt-mellow-sweet aroma style intensity.

Keywords: Flue-cured tobacco; Free amino acid index; Burnt-mellowsweet aroma style intensity; Correlation analysis; Stepwise regression analysis

Introduction

Determination of mainly affecting material index for the intensity of burnt-mellow-sweet aroma style of flue-cued tobacco leaves is the key and basis of material character and prediction of the characteristics of burnt-mellow-sweet aroma style of flue-cured tobacco leaves in china [1-3]. Qiao et al. established the expert sensory evaluation method of burnt-mellow-sweet aroma style of flue-cured tobacco leaves [4,5]; Wang et al. and Luo et al identified the characteristics of the conventional chemical composition, alkaloid, polyphenol, organic acid and aromatic composition of burnt-mellow-sweet aroma style strength of flue-cured tobacco leaves. The free amino acids are one of the main aromas sources in flue-cured tobacco leaves, the non-enzyme browning reaction between amino acids and reduced sugars in baking and aging process is an important aromatic reaction, which can form pyridoxine, pyrazine and furan compounds with important effects on tobacco aromas, and some amino acids (such as phenylalanine) can also be directly broken down into aromatic substances including benzoyl alcohol and phenyl ethanol [6,7]. Most of previous studies have focused on the relationship between the free amino acid indexs and external quality of flue-cured tobacco leaves [8-10], the releasing amount of harmful substances, the aroma quality, and the relationship between flavor type [10,11].

The relationship between the free amino acid index of flue-cured tobacco leaves and burnt-mellow-sweet aroma style intensity has not been reported. At present, the relationship between the free amino acid index of flue-cured tobacco leaves and the intensity of burntmellow- sweet aroma style has not been reported. It takes 80 samples of flue-cured tobacco leaves in Ganzhou, Jiangxi province as the material in this paper, relevant analysis, gradual regression analysis and other statistical methods were used to study the relationship between the free amino acid index of tobacco leaves and burntmellow- sweet aroma style intensity.

The study will clarify the free amino acids of flue-cured tobacco leaves and screen out main free amino acid index affecting the sweet aroma strength of tobacco leaves, which provide the theoretical basis for the characterization and char-sweet prediction of burnt-mellowsweet aroma style intensity through the free amino acid index of fluecured tobacco leaves.

Materials and Methods

Materials

80 flue-cured tobacco leaves samples with C3F and B2F grade were collected from Ganzhou in Jiangxi Province. It were collected from Ganzhou tobacco-planting area of 40 different villages, 4.0kg for each tobacco leaf sample. Each cigarette sample is randomly divided into 2 parts: 1.5kg sample were crushed and screened with 40 mesh for free amino acid content determination. And other 2.5kg samples was rolled into cigarette with 70mm length, 24.5mm circumferences, which used for sensory evaluation of burnt-mellow-sweet aroma style intensity after environment balance with a temperature (22±1) and relative humidity (60±2 %) for more than 48h.

Measuring items and methods

L-8900 amino acid automatic analyzer were used to determine the content of free amino acid (mass fraction), after processing the tobacco leaf sample according to the method of literature [12], the content of free amino acid (mass fraction) was determined by the method of literature [13]. According to the method of literature [14], the evaluation team composed of 7 members of national evaluation and suction committee conducted a sensory evaluation of burntmellow- sweet aroma style intensity of flue-cured tobacco leaves, 5-point scale was used, the higher the score, the more obvious the intensity.

Data analysis

SPSS19.0 statistical software was used to perform the statistical description, correlation analysis and gradual regression analysis for free amino acids in flue-cured tobacco leaves and the sensory evaluation data of burnt-mellow-sweet aroma style intensity.

Results and Analysis

Statistical description of free amino acid index of fluecured tobacco leaves

The statistical characteristics of free amino acid index of fluecured tobacco leaves can be found in Table 1. The content of Proline (Pro) in flue-cured tobacco leaves is significantly higher than that of other types of free amino acids, accounting for more than 44.5% of the total free amino acid content. Tyr, Gly, Lys and Arg content are relatively low, as a percentage of total free amino acid content (Tyr/TFAA, Gly/TFAA, Lys/TFAA, Arg/TFAA) were all below 0.7%. The content of Ser, β-AiBA and the proportion of its to total free amino acid content (Ser/TFAA, β-AiBA/TFAA) have relatively large variations, with the coefficient of variation being greater than 51.5%; The variation of Arg, Lys, Ala/TFAA and Pro/TFAA was relatively low, with an average variation of less than 19.5%.