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Exposure risk to carbonyl compounds and furfuryl alcohol through the consumption of sparkling wines

Risco da exposição a compostos carbonílicos e álcool furfurílico através do consumo de espumantes

ABSTRACT:

The goals of this study were to verify the occurrence of furfuryl alcohol (FA) and carbonyl compounds (acetaldehyde, acrolein, ethyl carbamate (EC), formaldehyde and furfural) in sparkling wines and to evaluate, for the first time, whether the consumption of the samples under study could represent risk to consumers health. These compounds are electrophilic; and therefore, may covalently bind to DNA, which may result in mutagenicity. EC and formaldehyde were present at low levels (<1μg L-1) in all samples. Acetaldehyde, furfural and acrolein were also found in low levels (<1.5, 1.4 and 1.0μg L-1, respectively) in 57, 71 and 76% of samples. In the other samples, levels of acetaldehyde, furfural and acrolein ranged from 5.2 to 54.8, 10.5 to 41.0 and 20.3 to 36.7μg L-1, respectively. Furfuryl alcohol was also reported in all samples in levels from 10.4 to 33.5μg L-1. Acrolein was the only compound reported at levels sufficient to represent risk to health, which occurred in 24% of the samples. A study focused on the origin of acrolein deserves attention, investigating the influence of the concentration of precursors and the role of fermentation in the formation of this aldehyde, besides the evaluation of possible environmental contamination of grapes during cultivation.

Key words:
risk assessment; sparkling wine consumption; carbonyl compounds; furfuryl alcohol

RESUMO:

Os objetivos deste estudo foram verificar a ocorrência de álcool furfurílico (FA) e compostos carbonílicos (acetaldeído, acroleína, carbamato de etila (CE), formaldeído e furfural) em espumantes e avaliar, pela primeira vez, se o consumo das amostras em estudo poderia representar risco para a saúde do consumidor. Esses compostos são eletrofílicos e, portanto, podem se ligar covalentemente ao DNA, o que pode resultar em mutagenicidade. CE e formaldeído foram encontrados em baixos níveis (<1μg/L) em todas as amostras. Acetaldeído, furfural e acroleína também foram encontrados em baixos níveis (<1,5; 1,4 e 1,0μg L-1, respectivamente) em 57, 71 e 76% das amostras. Nas demais amostras, os níveis de acetaldeído, furfural e acroleína variaram de 5,2 a 54,8, 10,5 a 41,0 e 20,3 a 36,7μg L-1, respectivamente. O álcool furfurílico também foi encontrado em todas as amostras em níveis de 10,4 a 33,5μg L-1. A acroleína foi o único composto encontrado em níveis suficientes para representar risco à saúde, que ocorreu em 24% das amostras. Uma avaliação focada na origem da acroleína merece atenção, investigando a influência da concentração dos precursores e o papel da fermentação na formação do aldeído, além da avaliação da possível contaminação ambiental das uvas durante o cultivo.

Palavras-chave:
avaliação de risco; consumo de espumante; compostos carbonílicos; álcool furfurílico

Furfuryl alcohol (FA) and carbonyl compounds, including acetaldehyde, acrolein, formaldehyde, furfural and ethyl carbamate may form adducts with the DNA due to their electrophilic nature. As consequence, the exposure to furfuryl alcohol (SACHSE et al., 2016SACHSE, B.et al. Bioactivation of food genotoxicants 5-hydroxymethylfurfural and furfuryl alcohol by sulfotransferases from human, mouse and rat: a comparative study. Archives of Toxicology, v.90, n.1, p.137-48, 2016. Available from: <Available from: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs00204-014-1392-6 >. Accessed: May, 14, 2018. doi: 10.1007/s00204-014-1392-6.
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), acetaldehyde (ERIKSSON, 2015ERIKSSON, C. J. P. Genetic-epidemiological evidence for the role of acetaldehyde in cancers related to alcohol drinking. In V. Vasiliou, S. Zakhari, H. Seitz, J. Hoek (Eds.), Biological Basis of Alcohol-Induced Cancer. New york: Springer. (2015). Available from: <Available from: https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007%2F978-3-319-09614-8_3 >. Accessed: May, 14, 2018. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-09614-8_3.
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) and ethyl carbamate (LIU et al., 2017LIU, H. et al. Ethyl carbamate induces cell death through its effects on multiple metabolic pathways. Chemico-Biological Interactions, v.277, p.21-32, 2017. Available from: <Available from: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0009279717304520?via%3Dihub >. Accessed: May, 14, 2018. doi: 10.1016/j.cbi.2017.08.008.
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), for example, may increase the risk of cancer in some parts of the human organism, including liver and kidneys. Furthermore, these compounds may be associated with some particular toxic effects, such the relation between formaldehyde and arthritis (OSMAN et al., 2017OSMAN, A.S. et al. Carvedilol can attenuate histamine-induced paw edema and formaldehyde-induced arthritis in rats without risk of gastric irritation. International Immunopharmacology, v.50, p.243-250, 2017. Available from: <Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.intimp.2017.07.004 >. Accessed: May, 14, 2018.
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) and acrolein that play an important role in Parkinson’s (AMBAW et al., 2018AMBAW, A. et al. Acrolein-mediated neuronal cell death and alpha-synuclein aggregation: Implications for Parkinson’s disease. Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience, v.88, p.70-82, 2018. Available from: <Available from: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mcn.2018.01.006 >. Accessed: May, 14, 2018. doi: 10.1016/j.mcn.2018.01.006.
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) and Alzheimer’s diseases (BURCHAM, 2017BURCHAM, P.C. Acrolein and human disease: untangling the knotty exposure scenarios accompanying several diverse disorders. Chemical Research in Toxicology, v.30, p.145-161, 2017. Available from: <Available from: https://pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10.1021/acs.chemrestox.6b00310 > Accessed: May, 14, 2018. doi: 10.1021/acs.chemrestox.6b00310.
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). Furfural toxicity still needs to be better studied, but it is suspected of being a mutagen and might be associated with liver neoplasms (hepatocellular adenomas or carcinomas) (ARTS et al., 2004ARTS, J.H.E., et al. Subacute (28-day) toxicity of furfural in Fischer 344 rats: A comparison of the oral and inhalation route. Food and Chemical Toxicology, v.42, p.1389-1399, 2004. Available from: <Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fct.2004.03.014 >. Accessed: Jun. 12, 2018. doi: 10.1016/j.fct.2004.03.014.
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).

These compounds may be formed from sugars and amino acids, especially during fermentation (RIBÉREAU-GAYON et al., 2006RIBÉREAU-GAYON, D. et al. Handbook of Enology: The Microbiology of Wine and Vinifications. 2nd ed., John Wiley & Sons Ltd, England, 2006.). In addition, acrolein and furfural may be released to the environment and contaminate grapes during incomplete combustion processes (petrochemical fuels, wood, cigarette smoking among others) (KENNISON et al., 2007KENNISON, K. R. et al. Smoke-derived taint in wine: effect of postharvest smoke exposure of grapes on the chemical composition and sensory characteristics of wine, Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, v.55, p.10897, 2007. Available from: <Available from: https://doi.org/10.1021/jf072509k >. Accessed: Jul. 12, 2018. doi: 10.1021/jf072509k.
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; BURCHAM, 2017BURCHAM, P.C. Acrolein and human disease: untangling the knotty exposure scenarios accompanying several diverse disorders. Chemical Research in Toxicology, v.30, p.145-161, 2017. Available from: <Available from: https://pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10.1021/acs.chemrestox.6b00310 > Accessed: May, 14, 2018. doi: 10.1021/acs.chemrestox.6b00310.
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). In a previous study, the occurrence of carbonyl compounds (formaldehyde, acetaldehyde, acrolein, furfural and EC) was reported in all stages of vinification, including grapes and the respective wines (FERREIRA et al., 2018FERREIRA, D.C. et al. Carbonyl compounds in different stages of vinification and exposure risk assessment through Merlot wine consumption. Food Additives and Contaminants, v.35, p.2315-2331, 2018. Available from: <Available from: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/19440049.2018.1539530 > Accessed: Jan. 7, 2019. doi: 10.1080/19440049.2018.1539530.
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). However, toxic levels were reduced throughout Merlot vinification and only the exposure to acrolein revealed represent risk to consumer´s health. In another approach, LAGO et al. (2017LAGO, L. O. et al. Influence of ripeness and maceration of the grapes on levels of furan and carbonyl compounds in wine- Simultaneous quantitative determination and assessment of the exposure risk to these compounds, Food Chemistry, v.230, p.594-603, 2017. Available from: <Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodchem.2017.03.090 >. Accessed: Jul. 12, 2018. doi: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2017.03.090.
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) verified that the advancement of ripeness degree and increasing grape maceration time seems to result in higher concentrations of these carbonyl compounds in Syrah wines. Regarding the consumption of these wines, the exposure to acrolein and ethyl carbamate could pose risk to consumer health.

The occurrence of FA and carbonyl compounds (acetaldehyde, acrolein, EC, formaldehyde and furfural) was studied in this research with the objective of verifying, for the first time, the risk of exposure to these compounds through consumption of sparkling wines. Sparkling wines from 21 different wineries of Rio Grande do Sul State, Brazil, were evaluated. Samples were analyzed in triplicate and total acidity, pH and alcohol content were verified according the ASSOCIATION OF OFFICIAL AGRICULTURAL CHEMISTIS (1995)ASSOCIATION OF OFFICIAL AGRICULTURAL CHEMISTIS. Methods of analysis of AOAC International, 16.ed. Arlington: AOAC, 1995. p.777-801 Available from: <Available from: https://law.resource.org/pub/us/cfr/ibr/002/aoac.methods.1.1990.pdf >. Accessed: May, 14, 2018.
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, since these parameters can influence the efficiency of HS-SPME (FERREIRA et al., 2019FERREIRA, D.C. et al. Development of a method for determination of target toxic carbonyl compounds in must and wine using HS-SPME-GC/MS-SIM after preliminary GC×GC/TOFMS analyses. Food Analytical Methods, v.12, 108-120, 2019. Available from: <Available from: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12161-018-1343-6 >. Accessed: Jan. 7, 2019. doi: 10.1007/s12161-018-1343-6.
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). The median values of acidity (108meq L-1), pH (3.1) and alcohol (12%) of samples were used in the preparation of the model solution of sparkling wine to perform the calibration curves of toxic compounds. This approach was followed to minimize matrix effects in the analysis quantification.

The estimated daily intake (EDI) and characterization of the exposure risk were obtained following the protocols of the World Health Organization (WHO, 2010World Health Organization (WHO), Human Health Risk Assessment Toolkit: Chemical, 2010. Available from: <Available from: http://www.who.int/ipcs/methods/harmonization/areas/ra_toolkit/en/ >. Accessed: Jun. 12, 2018.
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),as reported in previous studies (LAGO et al., 2017LAGO, L. O. et al. Influence of ripeness and maceration of the grapes on levels of furan and carbonyl compounds in wine- Simultaneous quantitative determination and assessment of the exposure risk to these compounds, Food Chemistry, v.230, p.594-603, 2017. Available from: <Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodchem.2017.03.090 >. Accessed: Jul. 12, 2018. doi: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2017.03.090.
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; FERREIRA et al., 2018FERREIRA, D.C. et al. Carbonyl compounds in different stages of vinification and exposure risk assessment through Merlot wine consumption. Food Additives and Contaminants, v.35, p.2315-2331, 2018. Available from: <Available from: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/19440049.2018.1539530 > Accessed: Jan. 7, 2019. doi: 10.1080/19440049.2018.1539530.
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; DACHERY et al. 2017DACHERY, B. et al. Exposure risk assessment to ochratoxin A through consumption of juice and wine considering the effect of steam extraction time and vinification stages. Food and Chemical Toxicology, v.109, p.237-244, 2017. Available from: <Available from: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.fct.2017.09.013 >. Accessed: Jul. 12, 2018. doi: 10.1016/j.fct.2017.09.013.
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). The EDI was expressed in μg kg-1 of body weight (BW) per day and calculated as follows:

EDI = [ concentration of toxic compound μg m L - 1 × sparkling wine consumption mL day - 1 ] body weight ( kg )

The concentration of toxic compounds was obtained through headspace solid phase microextraction associated with gas chromatography with quadrupole mass spectrometric detection in selected-ion monitoring mode (HS-SPME-GC/qMS-SIM) according previous validated method (FERREIRA et al., 2019FERREIRA, D.C. et al. Development of a method for determination of target toxic carbonyl compounds in must and wine using HS-SPME-GC/MS-SIM after preliminary GC×GC/TOFMS analyses. Food Analytical Methods, v.12, 108-120, 2019. Available from: <Available from: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12161-018-1343-6 >. Accessed: Jan. 7, 2019. doi: 10.1007/s12161-018-1343-6.
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).

The consumption of sparkling wine used in the calculation of EDI was 300mL, considering that: (i) the maximum daily alcohol intake should not exceed 30g (equivalent to 39mL of ethanol), as established by the Health Agencies of several countries, including the United States of America, France, Macedonia, New Zealand, Romania, Switzerland, Uruguay and released by the International Alliance for Responsible Drinking (IARD, 2018IARD. International Alliance for Responsible Drinking. Available from: <Available from: http://www.iard.org/policy-tables/drinking-guidelines-general-population/ >. Accessed: Jun. 12, 2018.
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), and that (ii) the evaluated sparkling wines presented ethanol content between 11.5 and 12.5% (v/v). Furthermore, VÁZQUEZ-AGELL et al. (2007VÁZQUEZ-AGELL, M. et al. Inflammatory markers of atherosclerosis are decreased after moderate consumption of Cava (sparkling wine) in men with low cardiovascular risk. The Journal of Nutrition, v.137, n.10, p.2279-2284, 2007. Available from: <Available from: https://doi.org/10.1093/jn/137.10.2279 >. Accessed: May, 14, 2018. doi: 10.1093/jn/137.10.227.
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) reported that daily consumption of 300mL of Chardonnay sparkling wine may prevent atherosclerosis due to its polyphenol content.

The Brazilian average weight of 66.5kg, according to Analysis of Personal Food Consumption done by Brazilian government (IBGE, 2011IBGE. Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics. 2011. Available from: <https://ww2.ibge.gov.br/home/>. Accessed: Nov. 27, 2018.
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), was used in the EDI calculation.

Acetaldehyde, acrolein, formaldehyde and ethyl carbamate are genotoxic compounds and margin of exposure (MOE) must be used in risk characterization considering the benchmark dose lower confidence limit (BMDL10) as toxicological parameter in the in the calculation:

MOE = BMDL 10 ( μg kg - 1 BW day - 1 ) EDI ( μg kg - 1 BW day - 1 )

BMDL10 corresponds to the lowest limit of the 95% confidence interval of the dose required to give a 10% increase in the occurrence of a toxic effect compared to the control. BMDL10 values were: 56, 0.36, 0.25 and 28mg kg-1 of body weight per day were used for acetaldehyde (LACHENMEIER et al., 2009LACHENMEIER, D.W., et al. Carcinogenicity of acetaldehyde in alcoholic beverages: risk assessment outside ethanol metabolism. Addiction, v.104, p.533-550, 2009. Available from: <Available from: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1360-0443.2009.02516.x >. Accessed: Nov. 27, 2018.
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), acrolein (ATSDR, 2007ATSDR. Agency for toxic substances and disease registry, toxicological profile for acrolein. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 2007; Available from: <Available from: https://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/toxprofiles/tp.asp?id=557&tid=102 >. Accessed: Nov. 27, 2018.
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), EC (SCHLATTER et al., 2010SCHLATTER, J.et al. Application of the margin of exposure (MOE) approach to substances in food that are genotoxic and carcinogenic Example: Ethyl carbamate. Food and Chemical Toxicology, v.48, p.S63-S68, 2010. Available from: <Available from: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.fct.2009.10.032 . Accessed: Nov. 27, 2018.
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) and formaldehyde (MONAKHOVA et al., 2012MONAKHOVA, Y.B. et al. The margin of exposure to formaldehyde in alcoholic beverages. Archives of Industrial Hygiene and Toxicology, v.63, p.227-237, 2012. Available from: <Available from: https://doi.org/10.2478/10004-1254-63-2012-2201 >. Accessed: Nov. 27, 2018.
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), respectively, as already mentioned in a previous study (FERREIRA et al. 2018FERREIRA, D.C. et al. Carbonyl compounds in different stages of vinification and exposure risk assessment through Merlot wine consumption. Food Additives and Contaminants, v.35, p.2315-2331, 2018. Available from: <Available from: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/19440049.2018.1539530 > Accessed: Jan. 7, 2019. doi: 10.1080/19440049.2018.1539530.
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).

MOE values below 10,000 indicated that the compound poses a potential health risk (WHO, 2010World Health Organization (WHO), Human Health Risk Assessment Toolkit: Chemical, 2010. Available from: <Available from: http://www.who.int/ipcs/methods/harmonization/areas/ra_toolkit/en/ >. Accessed: Jun. 12, 2018.
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). In contrast, furfural and furfuryl alcohol are non-genotoxic compounds; and therefore, has a safe ingestion parameter set by JECFA (acceptable summative daily intake (ADI) of 500μg kg-1 BW) (JECFA, 2000JECFA. Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives, 2000. Available from: <Available from: http://apps.who.int/food-additives-contaminants-jecfa-database/chemical.aspx?chemID=3695 >. Accessed: Mar. 20, 2018.
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). Risk characterization for these two furan-containing compounds was carried out comparing the EDI with its ADI, where risk may exist if the estimated intake exceeds the ADI.

Carbonyl compounds and furfuryl alcohol were reported in all samples. Table 1 presents the levels, EDI and MOE of these compound found in sparkling wines under study. EC and formaldehyde were not included in table 1, as these compounds were found at low levels in all samples (not quantifiable since these values were between the LOD and LOQ of the method, 0.4 and 1μg L-1, respectively for both compounds), indicating no risk to consumer health. The occurrence of these compounds was reported for the first time in sparkling wines in the present study. The same exposure risk assessment approach adopted for the samples under study was used to verify if the levels of these compounds reported in the literature would pose a risk to consumers’ health. In still wines, EC was reported, for example, in samples from China (13.7µg L-1) (ZHANG et al. 2014ZHANG, J. et al. Simultaneous determination of ethyl carbamate and urea in alcoholic beverages by high-performance liquid chromatography coupled with fluorescence detection. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, v.62, p.2797, 2014. Available from: <Available from: https://doi.org/10.1021/jf405400y >. Accessed: Jul. 12, 2018. doi: 10.1021/jf4054.
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) and Portugal (54.1µg L-1) (PERESTRELO et al. 2010PERESTRELO, R. et al. Comprehensive two-dimensional gas chromatography with time-of-flight mass spectrometry combined with solid phase microextraction as a powerful tool for quantification of ethyl carbamate in fortified wines. The case study of Madeira wine, Journal of Chromatography, v.1217, p.3441-3445, 2010. Available from: <Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chroma.2010.03.027 >. Accessed: Accessed: Jul. 12, 2018. doi: 10.1016/j.chroma.2010.03.027.
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),which exposure would result in MOE values of 4167 and 1042, respectively; and therefore, with health risk potential according to the threshold of World Health Organization (MOE<10,000) (WHO, 2010World Health Organization (WHO), Human Health Risk Assessment Toolkit: Chemical, 2010. Available from: <Available from: http://www.who.int/ipcs/methods/harmonization/areas/ra_toolkit/en/ >. Accessed: Jun. 12, 2018.
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). Formaldehyde was found in wines from South Korea and Germany at average levels of 40.9µg L-1 (JEONG et al. 2015JEONG, HS. et al. Validation and determination of the contents of acetaldehyde and formaldehyde in foods. Toxicological Research, v.31, p.73-278, 2015. Available from: <Available from: https://doi.org/10.5487/TR.2015.31.3.273 >. Accessed: Jul. 12, 2018. doi: 10.5487/TR.2015.31.3.273.
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) and 130µg L-1 (JENDRAL et al. 2011JENDRAL, J. A. et al. Formaldehyde in alcoholic beverages: Large chemical survey using purpald screening followed by chromotropic acid spectrophotometry with multivariate curve resolution, International Journal of Analytical Chemistry, 2011, Article ID 797604. Available from: <Available from: https://doi.org/10.1155/2011/797604 >. Accessed: Jul. 12, 2018. doi: 10.1155/2011/797604.
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), resulting in MOE values of 155,556 and 47,457, respectively; i.e., with no potential for risk to health.

Table 1
Levels±standard deviation (μg L-1), estimated daily intake (EDI, μg kg-1 of body weight) and margin of exposure (MOE, calculated only for genotoxic compounds including acetaldehyde and acrolein) of the toxic compounds reported in the sparkling wines analyzed by HS-SPME-GC/MS-SIM. EC and formaldehyde were not included in the Table, since these compounds were found at levels between the LOD and LOQ of the method (0.4 and 1μg L-1, respectively, for both compounds) in all samples.

Acetaldehyde, furfural and acrolein were also reported at low levels (concentrations lower than LOQ of the method: 1.5, 1.4 and 1.0μg L-1 and higher than LOD: 0.8; 0.5 and 0.7μg/Lin 57, 71 and 76% of samples, respectively), which do not pose a health risk. In the other samples, the levels of acetaldehyde and furfural ranged from 5.2 to 50.5 and 10.5 to 41μg L-1, respectively (Table 1). Levels of these compounds were used for the calculation of the possible exposure, resulting in low EDI ranging from 0.023 to 0.247 and 0.047 to 0.185μg kg-1 of BW for acetaldehyde and furfural, respectively. Since acetaldehyde is genotoxic, the MOE was used to characterize the risk, which presented values higher than 10,000 (ranging from 2,387,179 to 226,521, as shown in table 1), indicating that the exposure to this aldehyde does not pose a health risk.

In the case of furfural (non-genotoxic), the EDI has also indicated no health risk, since EDI was lower than the ADI established by JECFA (2000)JECFA. Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives, 2000. Available from: <Available from: http://apps.who.int/food-additives-contaminants-jecfa-database/chemical.aspx?chemID=3695 >. Accessed: Mar. 20, 2018.
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. The same was verified for furfuryl alcohol found at levels from 10.4 to 42μg L-1, which correspond to EDI of 0.047 to 0.189μg kg-1 of BW, respectively; and therefore, also lower than the ADI (500μg kg-1 of BW). Regarding the occurrence of these compounds reported in literature, only acetaldehyde was previously verified in sparkling wines (WEBBER et al., 2017WEBBER, V.et al. Effect of glutathione during bottle storage of sparkling wine. Food Chemistry, v.216, p.254-259, 2017. Available from: <Available from: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.foodchem.2016.08.042 >. Accessed: Jul. 12, 2018. doi: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2016.08.042.
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), which levels was higher (up 60mg L-1, which indicate risk for consumers’ health) than those reported in this study.

Levels (20.3 to 36.7μg L-1) and EDI (0.092 to 166μg kg-1 of BW) of acrolein found in 24% of the samples under study were sufficient to represent risk to health (MOE values between 3931 and 2174, respectively; i.e, lower than WHO threshold (10,000) (WHO, 2010World Health Organization (WHO), Human Health Risk Assessment Toolkit: Chemical, 2010. Available from: <Available from: http://www.who.int/ipcs/methods/harmonization/areas/ra_toolkit/en/ >. Accessed: Jun. 12, 2018.
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). This aldehyde was reported for the first time in sparkling wine and has rarely been evaluated in still wines in the literature. In still wines from South African, BAUER et al. (2012)BAUER, R.; KOSSMANN, J. Influence of environmental parameters on production of the acrolein precursor 3-hydroxypropionaldehyde by Lactobacillus reuteri DSMZ 20016 and its accumulation by wine lactobacilli, International Journal of Food Microbiology, v.137, n.28, 2010. Available from: <Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2009.10.012 >. Accessed: Jul. 12, 2018. doi: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2009.10.012.
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have not detected acrolein and in German wines. KÄCHELE et al. (2015)KÄCHELE, M. et al. NMR investigation of acrolein stability in hydroalcoholic solution as a foundation for the valid HS-SPME/GC-MS quantification of the unsaturatedaldehyde in beverages. Analytica Chimica Acta, 2014, 820, 112. Available from: <Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aca.2014.02.030 >. Accessed: Jul. 12, 2018. doi: 10.1016/j.aca.2014.02.030.
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reported acrolein in still wines at lower levels (0.7µg L-1) than those verified in this study; and therefore without potential to cause health risk (MOE: 120,000 obtained using the same exposure approach adopted for the sparkling wines under study).

Levels of acetaldehyde, EC, formaldehyde, furfural and furfuryl alcohol reported in all sparkling wines do not pose a risk to the health of consumers. However, the occurrence of acrolein deserves attention. This compound was the only whose exposure indicates concern due to the levels detected and its possibility of reacting with the biological nucleophilic targets such as proteins, RNA and DNA, causing cellular dysfunction and/or mutagenicity. In our previous studies, acrolein was found in still wines elaborated using Syrah grapes from São Francisco Valley (LAGO et al., 2017LAGO, L. O. et al. Influence of ripeness and maceration of the grapes on levels of furan and carbonyl compounds in wine- Simultaneous quantitative determination and assessment of the exposure risk to these compounds, Food Chemistry, v.230, p.594-603, 2017. Available from: <Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodchem.2017.03.090 >. Accessed: Jul. 12, 2018. doi: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2017.03.090.
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) and Merlot from Campanha Gaúcha (FERREIRA et al., 2018FERREIRA, D.C. et al. Carbonyl compounds in different stages of vinification and exposure risk assessment through Merlot wine consumption. Food Additives and Contaminants, v.35, p.2315-2331, 2018. Available from: <Available from: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/19440049.2018.1539530 > Accessed: Jan. 7, 2019. doi: 10.1080/19440049.2018.1539530.
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) in sufficient quantities to result risk to human health. This compound was also present in grapes used to winemaking (FERREIRA et al., 2019FERREIRA, D.C. et al. Development of a method for determination of target toxic carbonyl compounds in must and wine using HS-SPME-GC/MS-SIM after preliminary GC×GC/TOFMS analyses. Food Analytical Methods, v.12, 108-120, 2019. Available from: <Available from: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12161-018-1343-6 >. Accessed: Jan. 7, 2019. doi: 10.1007/s12161-018-1343-6.
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). Therefore, the environmental contamination of grapes with acrolein due to incomplete combustion processes (petrochemical fuels and wood) or photo oxidation of hydrocarbon found in air may be related the occurrence of this aldehyde in wines.

The role of precursors, fermentation, type of sparkling and storage in the acrolein levels should be elucidated to predict strategies focused on reducing the occurrence of this compound. In addition, it is important to mention that the evaluation of levels of carbonyl compounds and furfuryl alcohol, as well as the monitoring of levels of ochratoxin A and pesticide residues can be important tools for the quality control of wines.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

This study was funded by National Council of Technological and Scientific Development (Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq), CNPq project Pq 425755/2016-9), the Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel, Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES) and Research Support Foundation of Rio Grande do Sul (Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado do Rio Grande do Sul (FAPERGS), Edital Pesquisador Gaúcho, Project 1995-2551/13-7).

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Publication Dates

  • Publication in this collection
    2019

History

  • Received
    29 Nov 2018
  • Accepted
    07 Feb 2019
  • Reviewed
    08 Mar 2019
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